Thanks. This will be useful for a future presentation. Although, I am going to modify challenges 3-6. Using the word “utilitarian” seems...limiting. EA has utilitarian/consequentialist underpinnings—but not a full blown subscription to only that moral system (i.e., not exclusive). But I’m sure you knew that already. (See Macaskill’s comment on ‘Effective Altruism’ as utilitarian equivocation.)
Off the top of my head, I’m thinking something more along the lines as maximizing impact and the empathy-altruism hypothesis related to meaning well (benevolence) versus actually doing good (beneficence). (Additionally, going to add an outline =)
Also, the slide about Effective Altruism as a movement, founded in 2011? I’m guessing that’s for 80k Hours because GWWC has been around since 2009, and the main idea has been around since at least 1972.
Good points. I don’t think “(benevolence)”/”(beneficence)” adds anything, either. Beneficence is effectively EA lingo. You’re not going to draw people in by teaching them lingo. Do that a little further into on-boarding.
Thanks. This will be useful for a future presentation. Although, I am going to modify challenges 3-6. Using the word “utilitarian” seems...limiting. EA has utilitarian/consequentialist underpinnings—but not a full blown subscription to only that moral system (i.e., not exclusive). But I’m sure you knew that already. (See Macaskill’s comment on ‘Effective Altruism’ as utilitarian equivocation.)
Off the top of my head, I’m thinking something more along the lines as maximizing impact and the empathy-altruism hypothesis related to meaning well (benevolence) versus actually doing good (beneficence). (Additionally, going to add an outline =)
Also, the slide about Effective Altruism as a movement, founded in 2011? I’m guessing that’s for 80k Hours because GWWC has been around since 2009, and the main idea has been around since at least 1972.
When people ask when EA “started” I’m never sure what to say. But I imagine Geoffrey is referring to when we chose the name with “2011″ (see http://effective-altruism.com/ea/5w/the_history_of_the_term_effective_altruism/), plus a quick nod to the longer history in Singer’s work with “+ Peter Singer”.
Good points. I don’t think “(benevolence)”/”(beneficence)” adds anything, either. Beneficence is effectively EA lingo. You’re not going to draw people in by teaching them lingo. Do that a little further into on-boarding.
I’m glad you said so. From now on I’ll use well-meaning/ good intentions, and evidence-based good instead.