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

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A philosophical review of Open Philanthropy’s Cause Prioritisation Framework
MichaelPlant
· 1y ago · 30m read
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Why not give 90%?
HaydenW
· 4y ago · 8m read
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Non-utilitarian effective altruism
keir bradwell
· 8mo ago · 20m read
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Effective Altruism is a Question (not an ideology)
Helen
· 9y ago · 4m read
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On "fringe" ideas
Kelsey Piper
· 4y ago · 6m read
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Aim high, even if you fall short
Julia_Wise
· 9y ago · 2m read
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Hedging against deep and moral uncertainty
MichaelStJules
· 3y ago · 11m read
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A Stranger Priority? Topics at the Outer Reaches of Effective Altruism (my dissertation)
Joe_Carlsmith
· 7mo ago · 1m read
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Expected value theory is fanatical, but that's a good thing
HaydenW
· 3y ago · 6m read
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Distinguishing between the "philosophy of EA" and the "EA community" to promote effective outreach
Kat Biewer
· 6mo ago · 2m read
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"Doing Good Best" isn't the EA ideal
Davidmanheim
· 1y ago · 7m read
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Defining Effective Altruism
William_MacAskill
· 4y ago · 6m read
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New book: Moral Uncertainty by MacAskill, Ord & Bykvist
frankieaw
· 3y ago · 1m read
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In defence of epistemic modesty [distillation]
Luise
· 4mo ago · 10m read
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