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Peter Singer on Effective Altruism
Clip: 12/11/2015 | 7m 41s
This Princeton ethicist says living a fully ethical life means doing the most good we can.
Princeton University ethicist and philosopher Peter Singer, author of "The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically," explains effective altruism as using means-testing and market research to measure the effectiveness of charities, and then giving money to those organizations that can do the most good.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Peter Singer on Effective Altruism
Clip: 12/11/2015 | 7m 41s
Princeton University ethicist and philosopher Peter Singer, author of "The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically," explains effective altruism as using means-testing and market research to measure the effectiveness of charities, and then giving money to those organizations that can do the most good.
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