If you are reading this, you are in an extraordinary position.
It has never been more possible for you to have a meaningful, positive impact on a massive scale. With the rise of evidence-driven interventions, we each have an unprecedented opportunity to save lives and prevent unnecessary suffering.
Epistemic Rationality
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Effective Altruism is a growing social movement that combines both the heart and the head: compassion guided by data and reason. It's about dedicating a significant part of one's life to improving the world and rigorously asking the question, “Of all the possible ways to make a difference, how can I make the greatest difference?”
The idea of effective altruism arose out of recent developments in economics, psychology and moral philosophy, in particular:
The rise of evidence-based development aid, such as the use of randomized controlled trials led by economists at the Poverty Action Lab. These provide high-quality research data about what works and what doesn’t in development aid.
The development of heuristics and biases scholarship, particularly by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This literature shows the failures of human rationality, and thereby opens up the possibility of increasing your impact by deliberately countering these biases.
The development of moral arguments, by Peter Singer and others, in favor of there being a duty to use a proportion of your resources to fight global poverty, and in favor of an 'expanded moral circle' that gives moral weight to distant strangers, future people and non-human animals.
The rise of evidence-based development aid, such as the use of randomized controlled trials led by economists at the Poverty Action Lab. These provide high-quality research data about what works and what doesn’t in development aid.
The development of heuristics and biases scholarship, particularly by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This literature shows the failures of human rationality, and thereby opens up the possibility of increasing your impact by deliberately countering these biases.
The development of moral arguments, by Peter Singer and others, in favor of there being a duty to use a proportion of your resources to fight global poverty, and in favor of an 'expanded moral circle' that gives moral weight to distant strangers, future people and non-human animals.
The rise of evidence-based development aid, such as the use of randomized controlled trials led by economists at the Poverty Action Lab. These provide high-quality research data about what works and what doesn’t in development aid.
The development of heuristics and biases scholarship, particularly by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This literature shows the failures of human rationality, and thereby opens up the possibility of increasing your impact by deliberately countering these biases.
The development of moral arguments, by Peter Singer and others, in favor of there being a duty to use a proportion of your resources to fight global poverty, and in favor of an 'expanded moral circle' that gives moral weight to distant strangers, future people and non-human animals.
The rise of evidence-based development aid, such as the use of randomized controlled trials led by economists at the Poverty Action Lab. These provide high-quality research data about what works and what doesn’t in development aid.
The development of heuristics and biases scholarship, particularly by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This literature shows the failures of human rationality, and thereby opens up the possibility of increasing your impact by deliberately countering these biases.
The development of moral arguments, by Peter Singer and others, in favor of there being a duty to use a proportion of your resources to fight global poverty, and in favor of an 'expanded moral circle' that gives moral weight to distant strangers, future people and non-human animals.
The rise of evidence-based development aid, such as the use of randomized controlled trials led by economists at the Poverty Action Lab. These provide high-quality research data about what works and what doesn’t in development aid.
The development of heuristics and biases scholarship, particularly by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This literature shows the failures of human rationality, and thereby opens up the possibility of increasing your impact by deliberately countering these biases.
The development of moral arguments, by Peter Singer and others, in favor of there being a duty to use a proportion of your resources to fight global poverty, and in favor of an 'expanded moral circle' that gives moral weight to distant strangers, future people and non-human animals.
The rise of evidence-based development aid, such as the use of randomized controlled trials led by economists at the Poverty Action Lab. These provide high-quality research data about what works and what doesn’t in development aid.
The development of heuristics and biases scholarship, particularly by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. This literature shows the failures of human rationality, and thereby opens up the possibility of increasing your impact by deliberately countering these biases.
The development of moral arguments, by Peter Singer and others, in favor of there being a duty to use a proportion of your resources to fight global poverty, and in favor of an 'expanded moral circle' that gives moral weight to distant strangers, future people and non-human animals.
Asking the question
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