Shackling the Poor, or Effective Altruism: A Critique of the Philosophical Foundation of Effective Altruism

Effective Altruism (EA) is both a philosophy and a movement. The main criticism on EA is that by donating to charities EA leaves fundamental moral issues such as global poverty and injustice intact. EA arguably does not promote radical institutional change which could lead to an ultimate eradicatio...

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Main Author: Iraklis Ioannidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory 2020-12-01
Series:Conatus - Journal of Philosophy
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Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/Conatus/article/view/22296