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Making Sense of Foundations of Morality

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Moral Opportunity for Those in Wealthy Nations to Give

Even if you endorse a pure utilitarianism, you just should maximise the amount of good you can do. McCaskill gives his pitch for the moral opportunity for those in wealthy nations to give. Sam lays out another key feature of moral analysis which is the difference between evaluating an act versus evaluating a person's moral character. The optimal amount is actually quite a higher level - maximizing the amount ofgood you'll do over the course of your lifetime.

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