Effective altruism : philosophical issues / Hilary Greaves and Theron Pummer.

Effective altruism : philosophical issues / Hilary Greaves and Theron Pummer.

First edition.

9780191881428 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

English

1 online resource.

BJ1474

171.8

A collective study of the thinking behind the effective altruism movement. This movement comprises a growing global community of people who organise significant parts of their lives around the two key concepts represented in its name. Altruism is the idea that if we use a significant portion of the resources in our possession - whether money, time, or talents - with a view to helping others then we can improve the world considerably.

A collective study of the thinking behind the effective altruism movement. This movement comprises a growing global community of people who organise significant parts of their lives around the two key concepts represented in its name. Altruism is the idea that if we use a significant portion of the resources in our possession - whether money, time, or talents - with a view to helping others then we can improve the world considerably.

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