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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

Peter Singer on his ethical legacy

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Effective Altruism Is Scaling

I think it's really good that effective altruism is getting outside universities and people who read Bentham and talk about philosophy. I'm very encouraged by that. You can easily be an effective altruist without being a utilitarian, but you've stuck with both of those worldviews through periods with a lot more torment than this one. The big news last year was the crypto billionaire Sam Bankman Freed,. He lost all of his money and has been indicted for a variety of financial crimes.

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