Doing Good Better
A book about how to really make a difference, from a co-founder of the effective altruism movement.
About the Book
Do you care about making the world a better place? Perhaps you buy ethical products, donate to charity or volunteer your time in the name of doing good. But how often do you know what impact you really have?
William MacAskill, Research Fellow at Cambridge University, has spent the last five years developing the philosophy of effective altruism, which applies data and scientific reasoning to the normally sentimental world of doing good. In the course of his research he’s come to the remarkable conclusions that most ways of making a difference achieve little, but that, by targeting our efforts on the most effective causes, we each have an enormous power to make the world a better place.
In Doing Good Better, MacAskill introduces the principles underlying effective altruism and sets out a practical guide to increasing your impact through your charity, volunteering, purchases and choice of cause. On a whistle-stop tour of the key issues facing a would-be do-gooder, he’ll answer questions like:
Why are some charities far more effective than others?
How can cosmetic surgeons do more good than charity workers?
Does boycotting sweatshops make things better or worse for the global poor?
Through its new approach and challenging conclusions, Doing Good Better is set to spark off a global debate on what it really means to make a difference.
About the Author
William MacAskill is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at Oxford University and the cofounder of the non-profits Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours. These non-profits have raised over $400 million in lifetime pledged donations to charity and helped to spark the effective altruism movement. He is a contributor to Quartz, the online business magazine of The Atlantic, and he and his organisations have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR and TED, among other media outlets. He lives in Oxford, England.
Note:
Only WA residents are eligible for a free copy. Only one copy will be sent to each person.
A book about how to really make a difference, from a co-founder of the effective altruism movement.
About the Book
Do you care about making the world a better place? Perhaps you buy ethical products, donate to charity or volunteer your time in the name of doing good. But how often do you know what impact you really have?
William MacAskill, Research Fellow at Cambridge University, has spent the last five years developing the philosophy of effective altruism, which applies data and scientific reasoning to the normally sentimental world of doing good. In the course of his research he’s come to the remarkable conclusions that most ways of making a difference achieve little, but that, by targeting our efforts on the most effective causes, we each have an enormous power to make the world a better place.
In Doing Good Better, MacAskill introduces the principles underlying effective altruism and sets out a practical guide to increasing your impact through your charity, volunteering, purchases and choice of cause. On a whistle-stop tour of the key issues facing a would-be do-gooder, he’ll answer questions like:
Why are some charities far more effective than others?
How can cosmetic surgeons do more good than charity workers?
Does boycotting sweatshops make things better or worse for the global poor?
Through its new approach and challenging conclusions, Doing Good Better is set to spark off a global debate on what it really means to make a difference.
About the Author
William MacAskill is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at Oxford University and the cofounder of the non-profits Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours. These non-profits have raised over $400 million in lifetime pledged donations to charity and helped to spark the effective altruism movement. He is a contributor to Quartz, the online business magazine of The Atlantic, and he and his organisations have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR and TED, among other media outlets. He lives in Oxford, England.
Note:
Only WA residents are eligible for a free copy. Only one copy will be sent to each person.
A book about how to really make a difference, from a co-founder of the effective altruism movement.
About the Book
Do you care about making the world a better place? Perhaps you buy ethical products, donate to charity or volunteer your time in the name of doing good. But how often do you know what impact you really have?
William MacAskill, Research Fellow at Cambridge University, has spent the last five years developing the philosophy of effective altruism, which applies data and scientific reasoning to the normally sentimental world of doing good. In the course of his research he’s come to the remarkable conclusions that most ways of making a difference achieve little, but that, by targeting our efforts on the most effective causes, we each have an enormous power to make the world a better place.
In Doing Good Better, MacAskill introduces the principles underlying effective altruism and sets out a practical guide to increasing your impact through your charity, volunteering, purchases and choice of cause. On a whistle-stop tour of the key issues facing a would-be do-gooder, he’ll answer questions like:
Why are some charities far more effective than others?
How can cosmetic surgeons do more good than charity workers?
Does boycotting sweatshops make things better or worse for the global poor?
Through its new approach and challenging conclusions, Doing Good Better is set to spark off a global debate on what it really means to make a difference.
About the Author
William MacAskill is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at Oxford University and the cofounder of the non-profits Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours. These non-profits have raised over $400 million in lifetime pledged donations to charity and helped to spark the effective altruism movement. He is a contributor to Quartz, the online business magazine of The Atlantic, and he and his organisations have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR and TED, among other media outlets. He lives in Oxford, England.
Note:
Only WA residents are eligible for a free copy. Only one copy will be sent to each person.