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Introduction -- The Definition Of Effective Altruism -- The Moral Imperative Toward Cost-effectiveness In Global Health -- Evidence Neutrality And The Moral Value Of Information -- Effective Altruism And Transformative Experience -- Should We Give To More Than One Charity? -- A Brief Argument For The Overwhelming Importance Of Shaping The Far Future -- Effective Altruism, Global Poverty, And Systemic Change -- Benevolent Giving And The Problem Of Paternalism -- Demanding The Demanding -- On Satisfying Duties To Assist -- Effective Altruism's Underspecification Problem -- The Hidden Zero Problem: Effective Altruism And Barriers To Marginal Impact -- Beyond Individualism -- Overriding Virtue -- The Callousness Objection -- Index. Edited By Hilary Greaves And Theron Pummer. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
This volume investigates the philosophical foundations, moral implications, and practical challenges inherent in the effective altruism movement. Edited by philosophers Hilary Greaves and Theron Pummer, the text compiles essays from leading thinkers to examine whether the movement's focus on cost-effectiveness and data-driven giving aligns with broader ethical frameworks. The contributors analyze the tension between individual moral duties and systemic change, providing a rigorous academic evaluation of the movement's core tenets.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts and academics in moral philosophy recognize this collection as a rigorous examination of the intellectual arguments surrounding effective altruism. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for those familiar with contemporary ethical theory and normative philosophy.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2019-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0192578308
ISBN-13:
9780192578303
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