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Peter Singer on Practicing Effective Altruism Daily

The Daily Stoic

CHAPTER

Philosophy and Politics

I think it is an attempt to try to persuade people to give what will amount to the largest benefits for people in need. And I have become convinced that having a less demanding target but getting more people to donate that will end up adding up to a greater sum. But if all you're focused on is pragmatism, you probably end up with simply maintaining the status quo. It's very relevant in politics too. If you go from philosophy to politics, you have to think about the effects of what you're advocating. You don't want to advocate that as a politician. You're not going to get anywhere.

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