
Tyler Cowen on Effective Altruism (University of St Andrews)
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Is There a Conflict Between Utilitarianism and Altruism?
I think there's sort of a conflict between or there's something that's being left out in thinking about effective altruism in such utilitarian terms. What we're motivated by is partialistic considerations. So I don't think it's deontology either, what worries me about deontology is how it ever makes decisions at the margin. Maybe we should go to Catherine and Sabina if you have follow up, we come back to you.
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