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The Rules of Rescue: Cost, Distance, and Effective Altruism, by Theron Pummer (review)Mind. forthcoming.
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Collective harm and the inefficacy problemPhilosophy Compass 14 (4). 2019.This paper discusses the inefficacy problem that arises in contexts of “collective harm.‘ These are contexts in which by acting in a certain sort of way, people collectively cause harm, or fail to prevent it, but no individual act of the relevant sort seems to itself make a difference. The inefficacy problem is that if acting in the relevant way won’t make a difference, it’s unclear why it would be wrong. Each individual can argue, “things will be just as bad whether or not I act in this way, so…Read more
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“Secondary Permissibility” and the Ethics of HarmingJournal of Moral Philosophy 18 (2): 156-177. 2020.
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Hilary Greaves and Theron Pummer (eds.), Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues (review)Journal of Moral Philosophy 18 (1): 99-102. 2021.
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Effective Altruism: How Big Should the Tent Be?Public Affairs Quarterly 32 (4): 269-287. 2018.The effective altruism movement (EA) is one of the most influential philosophically savvy movements to emerge in recent years. Effective Altruism has historically been dedicated to finding out what charitable giving is the most overall-effective, that is, the most effective at promoting or maximizing the impartial good. But some members of EA want the movement to be more inclusive, allowing its members to give in the way that most effectively promotes their values, even when doing so isn’t overa…Read more
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Hilary Greaves and Theron Pummer, Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019), pp. x + 247 (review)Utilitas 32 (4): 492-495. 2020.
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Areas of Specialization
Normative Ethics |
Value Theory |
Metaphysics |
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |