How Altruistic Should You Be?

This episode features:


-Arguments against utilitarianism


-What moral views do philosophers favor?


-Why you should consider moral uncertainty when deciding how
altruistic to be


-How does giving away 10% of your income affect your happiness?


-Why donating 10% of your income is not too demanding (for middle
class members of affluent countries)


-How should the prospect of value drift affect your commitment to
altruism?


-Do people underestimate the selfish benefits of altruism?


-Does effective altruism help save us from the “hedonic
treadmill”?


 


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-References-


Be a Free EA:


Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2008). Spending
money on others promotes happiness. Science, 319(5870),
1687-1688.


MacAskill, W., Mogensen, A., & Ord, T. (2018). Giving Isn’t
Demanding. The Ethics of Giving: Philosophers' Perspectives on
Philanthropy, 178.


Bourget, D., & Chalmers, D. J. (2014). What do philosophers
believe?. Philosophical studies, 170(3), 465-500.


Singer, P. (1972). Famine, affluence, and morality. Philosophy
& public affairs, 229-243.


EA Survey 2018 Series: How Long Do EAs Stay in EA?


Nobody is Perfect, Everything is Commensurable


One Life Against the World


Peter Singer TED Talk


Toby Ord on Moral Uncertainty


Check This Rec:


Very Bad Wizards Episode 135: Utilitarianism and Moral Identity


Very Bad Wizards Episode 147: Effective Altruism and Moral
Uncertainty (with The One True Scotsman, Will MacAskill)