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Moral Philosopher Will MacAskill on What We Owe The Future

2022/8/11
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Ali Abdaal：希望世界拥有一个共同目标，即让世界变得更好，如同反种族主义和避免谋杀一样被普遍接受。他认为有效利他主义（EA）运动成员之间存在一种共享项目的共同感，他希望将这种精神扩展到全世界。他还介绍了Will MacAskill及其新书《我们欠未来的》，探讨如何通过职业、金钱和生活来行善，并对后代产生积极影响。 Will MacAskill：受到彼得·辛格的观点影响，认为富裕国家的中产阶级有道德义务利用资源帮助世界上最贫困的人。他引用彼得·辛格的“溺水儿童”比喻，说明忽视极端贫困如同冷漠无情。他朋友Toby的捐赠行为以及积极乐观的态度，让他开始思考如何将自己的价值观付诸行动。他将时间分配在学术哲学和有效利他主义运动建设上，最终将两者结合起来。他解释了为什么捐赠部分收入不会显著降低幸福感，并比较了将钱花在自己身上和帮助他人之间的幸福收益。他认为捐赠行为本身也能带来快乐，这是一种互惠互利的行为。 Mark Mandel：提出一个关于利他主义的疑问：在帮助陌生人与帮助家人之间如何权衡。 Ali Abdaal：质疑如果所有医生都像Will MacAskill一样放弃行医，社会将会面临医护人员短缺的问题。他提出一个关于个人行为是否重要性的问题：例如，个人是否应该回收垃圾，以及个人行为对环境的影响是否微不足道。他对于高收入者来说，捐赠大部分收入并非单纯的经济损失，而是对自身幸福感和人生意义的提升。他还探讨了理性与情感在有效利他主义行动中的作用。 Will MacAskill：回应了如果每个人都效仿某种行为而导致负面后果的质疑，认为目前社会资源分配失衡，需要优先解决更紧迫的问题。他解释了即使个人的行为看似微不足道，但在期望值上仍然具有重要性，例如投票和回收。他认为捐赠行为不仅是经济上的付出，更是对人生价值和意义的追求。他建议Ali Abdaal设定一个捐赠比例，从而减少对金钱的担忧，专注于自己真正关心的事情。他还建议Ali Abdaal设定一个收入上限，并定期审查自己的捐赠计划。理性决定行动方向，情感推动行动的进行。 Mark Mandel：提出一个关于利他主义的疑问：在帮助陌生人与帮助家人之间如何权衡。

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Effective Altruism is a movement that focuses on doing the most good possible with careers, money, and lives, emphasizing reason and argument to figure out the best ways to help others.

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How can we do the most good with our careers, money and lives? And what are the things that we can do right now, to positively impact future generations to come? This is the mission of the Effective Altruism (EA) movement co-founded by Will McAskill, Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford and co-founder of nonprofits Giving What We Can, the Centre for Effective Altruism, and Y Combinator-backed 80,000 Hour. In the conversation, me and Will talk about the fundamentals of EA, his brand new book 'What We Owe The Future', the idea of 'longtermism', the most pressing existential threats humanity is facing and what we can do about them, why giving away your income will make you happier, why your career choice is the biggest choice you’ll make in your life and much more. 

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