William MacAskill

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William MacAskill
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Born March 24, 1987
Glasgow, Scotland
Alma mater Cambridge University
University of Oxford
Website williammacaskill.com
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Main interests
 Effective altruism
Notable ideas
 80,000 Hours, Giving What We Can
Influences

William MacAskill (born William Crouch;[1] March 24, 1987) is a Scottish philosopher and notable figure within the effective altruism movement.[2][3] He is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford. MacAskill is also the founder and president of 80,000 Hours,[4] the co-founder and vice-president of Giving What We Can,[5] and the author of Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference.

Education

MacAskill was educated at Cambridge, Princeton, and Oxford, where he obtained a PhD in philosophy in 2013.[6]

Reception

MacAskill's work and his organisations have been featured in The New York Times,[7] The Wall St Journal,[8] The Washington Post,[9] The Huffington Post,[10] The Guardian,[11] BBC News,[12] BBC Radio 4’s The Today Programme,[13] CNBC,[14] NPR,[15] TED,[16] and other media outlets globally. He is a regular contributor to Quartz, and has written for The New Yorker,[17] The Guardian,[18] The Independent,[19] Time,[20] and The Washington Post.[21]

MacAskill's argument that young idealists should work for Wall Street has been the subject of a New York Times op-ed by David Brooks.[22] Brooks argued that, while effective altruists may start earning to give in order to realize their deepest commitments, their values may erode over time, becoming progressively less altruistic. In addition, Brooks objected to the view on which altruists should turn themselves "into a machine for the redistribution of wealth."

In 2014, MacAskill was a notable critic of the ice bucket challenge.[23][24][25]

See also

References

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  23. ↑ Condon, Stephanie Ice bucket challenge: More than just "hashtag activism"? CBS News. June 25, 2015
  24. ↑ Wilkinson, Michael Why I turned down the Ice Bucket Challenge The Telegraph. June 25, 2015
  25. ↑ Specter, Michael A Better Ice-Bucket Challenge The New Yorker. June 25, 2015

Bibliography

  • William MacAskill (2015). Doing Good Better - Effective Altruism And a Radical Way to Make a Difference . Guardian Faber, ISBN 978 1 78335 049 0

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