INEFFECTIVE ALTRUISM
by Kenan Malik
This essay, on the problems with the effective altruism movement, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 8 October 2023, under the headline “Getting rich in order to give to the poor? The jury’s out, but it seems morally shaky”. Few people think of finance as an ethical career choice”, William MacAskill observes. But they should. “By making as much money as we can and donating to the best causes,” he argues, “we can each save hundreds of lives.” MacAskill […]
Categories: Philosophy & Ethics • Tags: consequentialism, effective altruism, ethics, ftx, peter singer, sam bankman-fried, william macaskill