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Author:   Hilary Greaves (Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford) ,  Theron Pummer (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs, University of St Andrews)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.534kg
ISBN:  

9780198841364

ISBN 10:   0198841361
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Peter Singer: Foreword Hilary Greaves and Theron Pummer: Introduction 1: William MacAskill: The Definition of Effective Altruism 2: Toby Ord: The Moral Imperative Toward Cost-Effectiveness in Global Health 3: Amanda Askell: Evidence Neutrality and the Moral Value of Information 4: Jeff Sebo and Laurie Paul: Effective Altruism and Transformative Experience 5: James Snowden: Should We Give to More Than One Charity? 6: Nick Beckstead: A Brief Argument for the Overwhelming Importance of Shaping the Far Future 7: Iason Gabriel and Brian McElwee: Effective Altruism, Global Poverty, and Systemic Change 8: Emma Saunders-Hastings: Benevolent Giving and the Problem of Paternalism 9: Ben Sachs: Demanding the Demanding 10: Christian Barry and Holly Lawford-Smith: On Satisfying Duties to Assist 11: Travis Timmerman: Effective Altruism's Underspecification Problem 12: Mark Budolfson and Dean Spears: The Hidden Zero Problem: Effective Altruism and Barriers to Marginal Impact 13: Stephanie Collins: Beyond Individualism 14: Richard Yetter Chappell: Overriding Virtue 15: Andreas Mogensen: The Callousness Objection

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a valuable contribution to the growing literature on effective altruism ... The volume not only exposits the philosophical underpinnings of effective altruism, but also aims to push it in new directions ... there is a lot of valuable discussion in this collection, and I imagine it will form the spine of a number of discussion groups and undergraduate courses. * Dylan Balfour, Journal of Moral Philosophy * The book contains a great coverage of the problematics of and challenges to effective altruism...This is a decisive merit of the book and, along with its comprehensive coverage of the philosophic issues associated with the topic, it makes it a valuable text on effective altruism. * B.V.E. Hyde, Journal of Value Inquiry *

Author Information

Hilary Greaves's main research interests concern issues in moral philosophy, decision theory, and economics. Her articles have been published in Economics and Philosophy, Mind, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and Philosophical Studies. Theron Pummer works on problems in ethical theory, metaphysics, and practical ethics. His articles have been published in Philosophy and Public Affairs, Philosophical Review, Philosophical Studies, and The Journal of Philosophy.

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