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How can we live an ethical life?

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Effective Altruism

I am somewhat overwhelmed by the sitting, which is also a little incongruous with some of my views about lobal poverty and what we should be doing about it. No, i could never have imagined that i would be content to have a much simpler career. Back in 19 71, you wrote a famous essay famine, affluence and morality, in which you argued that affluent people should give away money to eradicate world poverty. Could you explain more about what that term, what does it mean? Effective altruism. It means living your life not only for yourself, but for others.

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