William MacAskill

Co-Founder & President of the Centre for Effective Altruism; Associate Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University

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William MacAskill Biography

William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and co-founder of the effective altruism movement. He is currently a research fellow in philosophy at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and, as of August 2015, a professor in philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford. MacAskill has founded two nonprofit organizations: 80,000 Hours and Giving What We Can. Combined, the nonprofits have raised over $400 million in lifetime pledged donations to charity. In 2014, MacAskill was a notable critic of the ice bucket challenge.

In 2015, it was announced Penguin would publish MacAskill's first book, Doing Good Better, based on the principles of effective altruism.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/19/2024.

William MacAskill Videos

  • What are the most important moral problems of our time? | Will MacAskill
    Of all the problems facing humanity, which should we focus on solving first? In a compelling talk about how to make the world better, moral...
  • William MacAskill on 'Which Careers Do The Most Good?' - YouTube
  • Don't Work for a Charity. | William MacAskill

William MacAskill Books

  • What We Owe the Future
    What We Owe the Future
  • Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
    Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference

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