
Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours
Is There Really a Moral Obligation to Do Effective Altruism?
'We'd like to steer the discussion in moral philosophy away from these questions,' he says. 'Let's not start talking about whether there are moral laws saying i have to or not.' He adds: 'I am interested in devoting a significant part of my resources, whether those resources are time or intellectual energy or money or whatever,. to making the world a better place'
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