altruism
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"Altruism is something that really interests me so I wanted to try it."
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
The Centre for Effective Altruism, of which MacAskill is the chair, says it’s devoted to “using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Just a year before that conversation, MacAskill had helped give effective altruism its name and home in the Centre for Effective Altruism.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2022
“I was once a major donor to the Centre for Effective Altruism as a social worker,” Ms. Wise said.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2022
The aim, both in public and private life, is to secure to the utmost possible extent the victory of the social feeling over self-love, or Altruism over Egoism.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 10: Auguste Comte by Morley, John
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