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Econ talk: What we owe the future. Our guest is philosopher will mc cascell of oxford university. He was first here on ecanta in 20 15, talking about effective altruism. And his book, doing good better his latest book. We'll wellcome back to yo conto.

Philosopher William MacAskill of the University of Oxford and a founder of the effective altruism movement talks about his book What We Owe the Future with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. MacAskill advocates "longtermism," giving great attention to the billions of people who will live on into the future long after we are gone. Topics discussed include the importance of moral entrepreneurs, why it's moral to have children, and the importance of trying to steer the future for better outcomes.