Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it (80k team chat #3)
Today’s episode is the latest conversation between Arden Koehler, and our CEO, Ben Todd.
Ben’s been thinking a lot about effective altruism recently, including what it really is, how it's framed, and how people misunderstand it.
We recently released an article on misconceptions about effective altruism – based on Will MacAskill’s recent paper The Definition of Effective Altruism – and this episode can act as a companion piece.
Links to learn more, summary and full transcript.
Arden and Ben cover a bunch of topics related to effective altruism:
• How it isn’t just about donating money to fight…
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