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William MacAskill

Scottish philosopher

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effective altruism

  • In effective altruism: Historical developments

    to philosophers Peter Singer and William MacAskill. Singer laid much of the philosophical groundwork of the movement, while MacAskill carried out research and explored philanthropic aspects. In an essay published in 1972, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” Singer detailed several thought experiments regarding effective altruism. He later published Animal Liberation (1975),…

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