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The worthless life and the worthy death: euthanasia through the ages

Are our moral judgements about euthanasia a product of our time? If we came from a different culture, might our changed views about the worth of life and death lead us to opposite judgements?

The Conversation

Longtermism: how good intentions and the rich created a dangerous creed

Tech billionaires seem intent on giving away a lot of money. But are those who support ‘longtermism’ and ‘effective altruism’ ignoring the very real problems of today?

The Guardian - UK

Michael Hiltzik: How Sam Bankman-Fried exploited the 'effective altruism' fad to get rich and con the world

The most uplifting aspect of the Sam Bankman-Fried story was always that he guided his way to a putative cryptocurrency fortune of more than $16 billion by following a philosophy of charitable giving known as "effective altruism."

Los Angeles Times

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Effective Altruism Committed the Sin It Was Supposed to Correct

The swift downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried brings unnecessary suspicion on a valuable form of philanthropy.

The Atlantic

All candidates for Superior Court of San Diego County in California complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Superior Court of San Diego County in California — Pete Murray and Peter Singer — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for…

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Commentary: Somebody needs to save effective altruism from itself

Round up for charity?

Chicago Tribune

How Peter Singer’s chosen ‘effective charities’ are making your donation dollar go further

From sending money directly to the world’s poorest households, to providing tech solutions that enable remote village mills to add lifesaving nutrients to food, effective charities are finding inventive ways to maximise the impact of supporters’ donations

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Professor at Minnesota's St. Olaf College says he lost leadership post for inviting controversial speaker to campus

MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Olaf College professor tapped to promote debate about "highly controversial subjects" through conversations with guest speakers is being removed from his leadership position a year early, reigniting debate of how colleges handle free speech.

Tribune News Service

Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to St. Olaf College

Religion and philosophy professor removed from directing a scholarly center for inviting Peter Singer to give a public lecture.

Reason

A 30-Year-Old Crypto Billionaire Wants to Give His Fortune Away

Sam Bankman-Fried drives a Corolla, sleeps on a beanbag, and has a Robin Hood-like philosophy.

Bloomberg

Bias, politics and protests: how human laws constrain and sometimes liberate animals

Guilty Pigs traverses the world of nonhuman animals – and their human owners, guardians, and policy makers – as they brush up against the law in a myriad diverse ways. The book is not jurisdictionally specific, nor is it temporally bound. It is startling in its breadth.

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