A video of my EAGx Cambridge talk on virtues for effective altruists just went up. I argued that: Effective altruists should cultivate virtues. Effective altruism is usually couched in terms of what actions to take: what charity to donate to, and what job to choose. But we often take actions that we wouldn’t endorse under reflection, because we’re affected by temptations, biases, and other psychological obstacles. To overcome these obstacles, we need to cultivate relevant virtues.
Virtues for effective altruists
Virtues for effective altruists
Virtues for effective altruists
A video of my EAGx Cambridge talk on virtues for effective altruists just went up. I argued that: Effective altruists should cultivate virtues. Effective altruism is usually couched in terms of what actions to take: what charity to donate to, and what job to choose. But we often take actions that we wouldn’t endorse under reflection, because we’re affected by temptations, biases, and other psychological obstacles. To overcome these obstacles, we need to cultivate relevant virtues.