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Discussion Meeting: The Deaths of Effective Altruism

We will be holding our last discussion meeting of the semester on Monday, April 8th from 6pm to 7:30pm in room R2-14 of the Redpath Complex! This week we'll be discussing the critiques of effective altruism presented in the article The Deaths of Effective Altruism, and responses from members of the movement.

Please read the following to prepare for the discussion:

  1. The Deaths of Effective Altruism by Leif Wenar for Wired (20min read)

  2. Moral Misdirection by Richard Chappell for Good Thoughts (8min read)

  3. What "Effective Altruism" Means to Me by Richard Chappell for Good Thoughts (10min read)

  4. Anti-Philanthropic Misdirection by Richard Chappell for Good Thoughts (5min read)

  5. On Leif Wenar's Absurdly Unconvincing Critique of Effective Altruism by Matthew Adelstein for Bentham's Bulldog (15min read)

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9 April

Intro to EA Fellowship Meeting: Weeks Seven & Eight