effective altruism

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effective altruism (uncountable)

  1. (ethics, philosophy) A philosophy and social movement that advocates the use of evidence and reasoning to determine the most effective ways to benefit others.
    Synonym: (initialism) EA
    • 2022 December 9, Jennifer Szalai, “Effective Altruism Warned of Risks. Did It Also Incentivize Them?”, in The New York Times[1]:
      This is the language of effective altruism — or E.A. — a philanthropic movement premised on the use of reason and data to do good. Bankman-Fried had long flaunted his E.A. bona fides to distinguish himself from other crypto billionaires.
    • 2023 January 25, Thomas Chatterton Williams, “The People Who Don’t Read Books”, in The Atlantic[2]:
      He is a supposedly serious young man who was celebrated in the corridors of power not only as a financial savant but also—through his highly publicized philanthropy and conspicuous association with the “effective altruism” movement—as a moral genius.
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