Tagarchief: effective altruism

Effective altruism (infographic)

Geplaatst op december 27, 2022 door stijnbruers
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Cost-effectiveness distributions, power laws and scale invariance

Geplaatst op maart 18, 2021 door stijnbruers

The cost-effectiveness of policies, actions and interventions measures how much good is done (how many lives are saved, greenhouse gases are mitigated, diseases are cured, education levels are improved,…) per dollar investment. Cost-effectiveness is often difficult to measure, but sometimes … Lees verder →

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Rational altruism and risk aversion

Geplaatst op februari 17, 2021 door stijnbruers

Let’s start with a very hypothetical but tricky dilemma. The importance of this dilemma will become clear at the end. Suppose I give you a choice between two options. If you choose option A, I will save one person. If … Lees verder →

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The extreme cost-effectiveness of cell-based meat R&D

Geplaatst op augustus 10, 2020 door stijnbruers

Updated October 2020: improved calculations. In previous articles, I argued that supporting research and development of cell-based meat technologies could be perhaps the most important strategy to protect animal rights and improve animal welfare (with a possible exception of research … Lees verder →

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Asymmetric altruism

Geplaatst op juni 27, 2020 door stijnbruers

In effective altruism, we have to prioritize the most effective ways to do good. But there are different notions of altruism that influence our prioritization. Altruism has to do with helping others. But the tricky question becomes: helping who exactly? … Lees verder →

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Our final strategy for meat abolition?

Geplaatst op mei 26, 2020 door stijnbruers

After a long reflection, here are my thoughts on how to most effectively decrease or end the biggest kind of human-caused suffering: animal farming (and fishing). I argue that the best strategy for animal rights advocates to abolish meat, is … Lees verder →

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A game theoretic solution to population ethics

Geplaatst op april 26, 2020 door stijnbruers

As mentioned previously, population ethics is probably the most important area in moral philosophy for effective altruists who want to do the most good. There are some very serious problems in population ethics that relate to crucial considerations about doing … Lees verder →

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Doing good now or later, by yourself or by others?

Geplaatst op april 12, 2020 door stijnbruers

How can we do the most good: by helping others now or later? By helping others directly by ourselves, with our own hands, or indirectly through the work of others? These are important questions studied in the effective altruism community … Lees verder →

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My three top charities

Geplaatst op maart 29, 2020 door stijnbruers

After a long reflection of five years within effective altruism, I finally came up with my personal three top charities. The choice of these charities is based on my personal moral beliefs and estimates of the situation, by considering the … Lees verder →

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Exploiting the cognitive biases of altruists

Geplaatst op januari 4, 2020 door stijnbruers

How to become an effective altruist? The answer is easy: by exploiting the cognitive biases of altruists. Learn about cognitive biases, see how altruists are susceptible to these biases by making ineffective choices, and do what those biased altruists don’t … Lees verder →

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