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What's effective altruism? A philosopher explains

Written by Jacob Bauer, Lecturer of Philosophy, University of Dayton

Tech billionaire Dustin Mosovitz is one of the world's wealthiest effective altruists.Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images

Effective altruism is an intellectual and charitable movement that aspires to find the best ways to help others. People dedicated to it rely on evidence and rational arguments to identify what they can do to make the...

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