Effective altruism is built on the simple but unsettling idea that living a fully ethical life involves doing the most good one can. In this course you will examine this idea's philosophical underpinnings; meet remarkable people who have restructured their lives in accordance with it; and think about how effective altruism can be put into practice in your own life. All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion.
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普林斯顿大学
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1完成时间为 1 小时
Introduction
1 个视频 （总计 7 分钟）, 5 个阅读材料
1 个视频
5 个阅读材料
Course Overview10分钟
Overview of Videos10分钟
Effective Altruism Resources10分钟
Discussion Forum Guidelines10分钟
Keep in Touch10分钟
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2完成时间为 3 小时
Getting Started
In this week, we will give those of you who do not have a background in philosophy, or who need a refresher, an opportunity to study two areas of ethics: meta-ethics and normative ethical theories.
12 个视频 （总计 153 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料
12 个视频
Subjectivism4分钟
Cultural Relativism13分钟
Objectivism19分钟
Religion and Ethics9分钟
Introduction to Consequentialism11分钟
Utilitarianism13分钟
Objections to Utilitarianism and Possible Utilitarian Responses15分钟
Deontology15分钟
Exceptionless Moral Rules8分钟
Natural Law Ethics10分钟
Absolute Rights or Prima Facie Duties17分钟
2 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: Meta-Ethics10分钟
Topic Introduction: Normative Ethical Theories10分钟
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3完成时间为 2 小时
Poverty and Affluence, Part 1
What obligations do the affluent have towards those who live in extreme poverty? In this week, we look at one distinct argument based on consequentialist ethics, and also begin the discussion of the effectiveness of aid programs. This week also includes a conversation with Raymond Offenheiser.
7 个视频 （总计 72 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料
7 个视频
The Affluent, the Poor and the Rule of Easy Rescue14分钟
Objections to the Pond Analogy 15分钟
The Effectiveness of Aid4分钟
What is Poverty?8分钟
Helping People Solve Their Own Problems10分钟
Evaluating Oxfam's Work12分钟
2 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: The Pond Story10分钟
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Raymond Offenheiser10分钟
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4完成时间为 1 小时
Poverty and Affluence, Part 2
In this week we discuss poverty as human rights violations. You will also find a conversation with Dean Karlan about effective solutions to poverty problems in this week.
5 个视频 （总计 66 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料
5 个视频
Institutional Human Rights Violations20分钟
Why 'Does Aid Work?' is the Wrong Question to Ask12分钟
What Works?15分钟
Heart Plus Mind6分钟
2 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: Poverty as Human Rights Violations10分钟
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Dean Karlan10分钟
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5完成时间为 1 小时
What is the Best Cause?
How do you get the most value for your charitable dollars? How can you compare different causes to each other, and how do you compare different charities to each other? The guest in this week is Elie Hassenfeld from GiveWell, an organization that tries to find the answers to these questions.
3 个视频 （总计 28 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料
3 个视频
GiveWell's Recommended Charities7分钟
On Advocacy, Different Causes and GiveWell's Impact9分钟
1 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Elie Hassenfeld, GiveWell10分钟
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6完成时间为 1 小时
How Much Ought We Do to Help Others?
In this week you will meet three individuals who in different ways embody the ideal of effective altruism: Zell Kravinsky, Julia Wise and Alexander Berger.
4 个视频 （总计 42 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料
4 个视频
How Much Should You Give?13分钟
Questions and Answers, Part 16分钟
Questions and Answers, Part 210分钟
1 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Zell Kravinsky, Julia Wise, and Alexander Berger10分钟
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7完成时间为 1 小时
Career Choice
In this week Will MacAskill and Matt Wage discuss effective altruism and career choice.
5 个视频 （总计 47 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料
5 个视频
Will MacAskill: An Ethical Career, Part 25分钟
Matt Wage: Earning to Give in Practice5分钟
Questions and Answers, Part 19分钟
Questions and Answers, Part 26分钟
1 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Will MacAskill and Matt Wage10分钟
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8完成时间为 16 分钟
The Giving Game
In this week you will have the opportunity to play the Giving Game.
1 个视频 （总计 6 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料
1 个视频
1 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: The Giving Game10分钟
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9完成时间为 3 小时
Why Act Ethically?
In this last week, we circle back to some foundational questions in ethics. What is the relationship between rationality, self-interest and ethics? How demanding is morality, and why exactly should be try to live an ethical life? In this week you will also find the final essay assignment.
3 个视频 （总计 41 分钟）, 3 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
3 个阅读材料
Topic Introduction: Ethics, Rationality and Self-Interest10分钟
Guide to Writing10分钟
A Note on Plagiarism and Citing Sources10分钟
4.7
63 个审阅来自利他主义实践的热门评论
Excellent material on a much needed topic. The course brought together a good number of strong and important ideas, well backed by research and with very interesting and relevant guest speakers.
What a wonderful course. It gives each of us a way to help in the best possible manner. One would think that only serious philanthropists can help when in fact every single person can.
讲师
Peter Singer
Ira W. Decamp Professor of BioethicsUniversity Center for Human Values
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