books recommended by Will MacAskill

William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher, ethicist, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. He is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, a researcher at the Global Priorities Institute at Oxford and Director of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research.

William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher, ethicist, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. He is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, a researcher at the Global Priorities Institute at Oxford and Director of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research.

books recommended by Will MacAskill

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

Superintelligence

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

Reasons and Persons

Reasons and Persons

Derek Parfit

The Power of Persuasion

The Power of Persuasion

Robert Levine

Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Mark Williams & Danny Penman

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