Effectiveness and ecumenicity
Effective altruism is purportedly ecumenical towards different moral views, charitable causes, and evidentiary methods. I argue that effective altruists’ criticisms of purportedly less effective charities are inconsistent with their commitment to ecumenicity. Individuals may justifiably support char...
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| description | Effective altruism is purportedly ecumenical towards different moral views, charitable causes, and evidentiary methods. I argue that effective altruists’ criticisms of purportedly less effective charities are inconsistent with their commitment to ecumenicity. Individuals may justifiably support charities other than those recommended by effective altruism. If effective altruists take their commitment to ecumenicity seriously, they will have to revise their criticisms of many of these charities. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1440742020-10-12T09:06:11Z Effectiveness and ecumenicity Lim, Chong-Ming School of Humanities Humanities::Philosophy Effective Altruism Applied Ethics Effective altruism is purportedly ecumenical towards different moral views, charitable causes, and evidentiary methods. I argue that effective altruists’ criticisms of purportedly less effective charities are inconsistent with their commitment to ecumenicity. Individuals may justifiably support charities other than those recommended by effective altruism. If effective altruists take their commitment to ecumenicity seriously, they will have to revise their criticisms of many of these charities. Accepted version 2020-10-12T09:02:00Z 2020-10-12T09:02:00Z 2019 Journal Article Lim, C.-M. (2019). Effectiveness and ecumenicity. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 16(5), 590-612. doi:10.1163/17455243-20180016 1740-4681 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144074 10.1163/17455243-20180016 5 16 590 612 en Journal of Moral Philosophy © 2019 Brill Academic Publishers. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Journal of Moral Philosophy and is made available with permission of Brill Academic Publishers. application/pdf |
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| title | Effectiveness and ecumenicity |
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| title_short | Effectiveness and ecumenicity |
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| topic | Humanities::Philosophy Effective Altruism Applied Ethics |
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