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The EA Philosophy tag covers posts about the philosophical ideas behind EA, especially when they don't discuss particular causes or research methods.

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88Effective Altruism is a Question (not an ideology)

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30Aim high, even if you fall short

6y

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108Effective Altruism is an Ideology, not (just) a Question

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88Defining Effective Altruism

William_MacAskill

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83Effective Altruism and Meaning in Life

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81In defence of epistemic modesty

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80On "fringe" ideas

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70Aid Scepticism and Effective Altruism

William_MacAskill

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69Summary of my academic paper “Effective Altruism and Systemic Change”

10mo

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68What are the key ongoing debates in EA?Q

richard_ngo, Ardenlk

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56A philosophical introduction to effective altruism

William_MacAskill

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53Cause prioritization for downside-focused value systems

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52Some Modes of Thinking about EA

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51Beware surprising and suspicious convergence

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50Why not give 90%?

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