The Most Good You Can Do

Posted on 04 January 2017 by Peter Singer

From the ethicist the New Yorker calls the most influential living philosopher, a new way of thinking about living ethically Peter Singer s books and ideas have been disturbing our complacency ever since the appearance of Animal Liberation Now he directs our attention to a new movement in which his own ideas have played a crucial role effective altruism Effective altruism is built upon the simple but profound idea that living a fully ethical life involves doing the most good you can do Such a life requires an unsentimental view of charitable giving to be a worthy recipient of our support, an organization must be able to demonstrate that it will do good with our money or our time than other options open to us Singer introduces us to an array of remarkable people who are restructuring their lives in accordance with these ideas, and shows how living altruistically often leads to greater personal fulfillment than living for oneself The Most Good You Can Do develops the challenges Singer has made, in the New York Times and Washington Post, to those who donate to the arts, and to charities focused on helping our fellow citizens, rather than those for whom we can do the most good Effective altruists are extending our knowledge of the possibilities of living less selfishly, and of allowing reason, rather than emotion, to determine how we live The Most Good You Can Do offers new hope for our ability to tackle the world s most pressing problems. Free Download eBook The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer – kino-fada.fr Bill and Melinda Gates are quoted on the front cover saying this isAn optimistic and compelling look at the positive impact that giving can have on the world Singer himself says,The most interesting question is whether effective altruists can become numerous enough to influence the giving culture of affluent nations There are some promising signs that that may be starting to happen WOOHOO I sure hope he s right Peter Singer, an Aussie is a renowned philosopher, Princeton profess Bill and Melinda Gates are quoted on the front cover saying this isAn optimistic and compelling look at the positive impact that giving can have on the world Singer himself says,The most interesting question is whether effective altruists can become numerous enough to influence the giving culture of affluent nations There are some promising signs that that may be starting to happen WOOHOO I sure hope he s right Peter Singer, an Aussie is a renowned philosopher, Princeton professor, and author of many books, including the famous Animal Liberation in 1975 But you don t have to be a scholar to enjoy his writings on ethics The only reason I add a review is that I hope it might encourage people to donate so it counts.This is easy reading with plenty of anecdotes about people I d call extreme donors kidney, life savings , but he s not too rough on those of us who set our sights a little lower and aren t even vegetarians Effective altruism is getting the most bang for...A quick read.The main gist not all opportunities for charitable giving are created equal We should be donating to the causes and organizations that do the most good How does one evaluate the most good Cost Benefit Analysis, of course For example, does it makesense to spend 40,000 training a seeing eye dog to help one blind person, or should we spend the money on operations that restore sight to the blind and cost 100 450 each It s kind of a no brainer, isn t it The book begins by A quick read.The main gist not all opportunities for charitable giving are created equal We should be donating to the causes and organizations that do the most good How does one evaluate the most good Cost Benefit Analysis, of course For example, does it makesense to spend 40,000 training a seeing eye dog to help one blind person, or should we spend the money on operations that restore sight to t...I picked this latest of Singer s books to read in my Ethics class for the utilitarianism requirement of the university s curriculum The book has worked at generating interesting conversation among the students.Singer s stories of effective altruists and his concrete examples are interesting, some inspiring The philosophical ideas come in reflection on real life issues I have two criticisms of the book One, I m not convinced by the structure Some of the chapters seem misordered to me Also I picked this latest of Singer s books to read in my Ethics class for the utilitarianism requirement of the university s curriculum The book has worked at generating interesting conversation among the students.Singer s stories of effective altruists and his concrete examples are interesting, some inspiring The philosophical ideas come in reflection on real life issues I have two criticisms of the book One, I m not convinced by the structure Some of the chapters seem misordered to me Also, the basic argument is rather straightforward that we should do the most good we can and that means saving as many lives as possible through our giving which can only be determined by adequate ...Ah, Peter Singer The ethic philosopher who s system is based purely on logic and reason Emotion is usually the most important factor when it comes to ethics, but not for Singer and I think that s a good thing.This book is a nice quick read on effective altruism, which is basically heavy suffering is bad, we can do something about it, therefore we should do something about it In fact, we should do a a lot about it But, in doing so, we should not be guided by personal opinion, we should striv Ah, Peter Singer The ethic philosopher who s system is based purely on logic and reason Emotion is usually the most important factor when it comes to ethics, but not for Singer and I think that s a good thing.This book is a nice quick read on...Efektif ya da etkili hay rsever kavram n hayat ma sokan bir kitap oldu Bildi imiz hay rseverlerden farkl olarak efektif hay rsever, ekonomik olarak ortalama ya am tutturup sonras nda t m kazanc n STK lar arac l yla hay r i lerine harcayan ki i Lakin bu ki ilerin iki nemli zelli i daha var daha fazla kazanmak ve b ylece daha ok paray hay r i lerine aktarmak i in u ra mak ve paray ba layaca STK y ok bilin li bir ekilde se mek statist...I will change the way I donate based on what I ve learned from this book It is a thoughtful, rational approach to making charitable donations It was eye opening in many ways things like percent of funds spent on the charitable activity itself is not a marker of effectiveness how donors of small amounts are less likely to be repeat donors when they have evidence that shows a charity is effective and how very small amounts of money can save many lives when donated to the right places The di I will change the way I donate based on what I ve learned from this book It is a thoughtful, rational approach to making charitable donations It was eye opening in many ways things like percent of funds spent on the charitable activity itself is not a marker of effectiveness how donors of small amounts are less likely to be repeat donors when they have evidence that shows a charity is effective and how...What a weird book Effective altruism sounded very interesting since it s true that tremendous resources are wasted on things that are known to be useless or harmful This book is only vaguely about that It functions OK as a discussion starter on philosophical issues but I think it flops as a practical introduction to the most good you can do There is some good information on that but way too much of the book is devoted to dangerously irrelevant BS.Singer starts with, and repeatedly brings What a weird book Effective altruism sounded very interesting since it s true that tremendous resources are wasted on things that are known to be useless or harmful This book is only vaguely about that It functions OK as a discussion starter on philosophical issues but I think it flops as a practical introduction to the most good you can do There is some good information on that but way too much of the book is devoted to da...Ch t thi nM t l n t nh c c 1 b i vi t tr n m ng c ph ng v n t c gi c a cu n B c x c kh ng l m ta v can th th y b c Giang c gi i thi u cu n s ch n y, v ch t thi n, c th h n l l m t thi n c hi u qu y c ng l m t ch m i m m nh kh quan t m trong khi ki m s ch th ko bi t cu n n o c.S ch thay i c ch nh n c a m nh v vi c l m t thi n n ko ch n gi n l vi c b n b ti n t i m nh ra gi p ng i kh c, m b n c ng c th ch n n l ngh nghi p c a m nh Cu n s Ch t thi nM t l n t nh c c 1 b i vi t tr n m ng c ph ng v n t c gi c a cu n B c x c kh ng l m ta v can th th y b c Giang c gi i thi u cu n s ch n y, v ch t thi n, c th h n l l m t thi n c hi u qu y c ng l m t ch m i m m nh kh quan t m trong khi ki m s ch th ko bi t cu n n o c.S ch thay i c ch nh n c a m nh v vi c l m t thi n n ko ch n gi n l vi c b n b ti n t i m nh ra...While in agreement with most of the ideas I did not fully enjoy this book.I had read The life you can save still by Peter Singer just months before and I find most of this book covers the same topics and does not evolve the position much Even some examples are the same presented in the life you can save which I enjoyed a lot .Even when the book goes into the philosophical points in favor of effective altruism, the same points lookconvincing in the previous books, since there, Pete While in agreement with most of the ideas I did not fully enjoy this book.I had read The life you can save still by Peter Singer just months before and I find mos...Over the past three decades, Peter Singer has been continuously jolting us out of our reverie by goading us to think about some of the most pressing issues plaguing humanity He takes this entrenched habit of his a notch higher with his new book The Most Good You Can Do Deliberately provocative and dilemma inducing, this book provides a rousing flavor of what it means to lead a life characterized by effective altruism.Himself, one of the founding fathers of this moralistic...

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04 January 2017

Peter Singer