Effective altruism is built on the simple but unsettling idea that living a fully ethical life involves doing the most good one can. In this course you will examine this idea's philosophical underpinnings; meet remarkable people who have restructured their lives in accordance with it; and think about how effective altruism can be put into practice in your own life. All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion.
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Altruísmo Eficaz
Universidade de Princeton
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Nível iniciante
Aprox. 15 horas para completar
Sugerido: 10-15 hours of videos, graded quizzes, and reflective assignment
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Legendas: Inglês, Romeno, Espanhol
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
4 horas para concluir
Getting Started with the Course
This week we share what this course is about. We will give those of you who do not have a background in philosophy, or who need a refresher, an opportunity to study two areas of ethics: meta-ethics and normative ethical theories.
4 horas para concluir
13 vídeos (Total 159 mín.), 7 leituras, 1 teste
13 videos
Reasoning in Ethics13min
Subjectivism4min
Cultural Relativism13min
Objectivism19min
Religion and Ethics9min
Introduction to Consequentialism11min
Utilitarianism13min
Objections to Utilitarianism and Possible Utilitarian Responses15min
Deontology15min
Exceptionless Moral Rules8min
Natural Law Ethics10min
Absolute Rights or Prima Facie Duties17min
7 leituras
Course Overview10min
Overview of Videos10min
Effective Altruism Resources10min
Discussion Forum Guidelines10min
Keep in Touch10min
Topic Introduction: Meta-Ethics10min
Topic Introduction: Normative Ethical Theories10min
1 exercício prático
Quiz 115min
3 horas para concluir
Poverty and Affluence
What obligations do the affluent have towards those who live in extreme poverty? This week we look at one distinct argument based on consequentialist ethics and also begin the discussion of the effectiveness of aid programs. This week also includes a conversation with Raymond Offenheiser. Furthermore, we discuss poverty as human rights violations. You will also find a conversation with Dean Karlan about effective solutions to poverty problems in this week.
3 horas para concluir
12 vídeos (Total 138 mín.), 4 leituras, 1 teste
12 videos
The Affluent, the Poor and the Rule of Easy Rescue14min
Objections to the Pond Analogy 15min
The Effectiveness of Aid4min
What is Poverty?8min
Helping People Solve Their Own Problems10min
Evaluating Oxfam's Work12min
Thomas Pogge's Argument About Global Poverty10min
Institutional Human Rights Violations20min
Why 'Does Aid Work?' is the Wrong Question to Ask12min
What Works?15min
Heart Plus Mind6min
4 leituras
Topic Introduction: The Pond Story10min
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Raymond Offenheiser10min
Topic Introduction: Poverty as Human Rights Violations10min
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Dean Karlan10min
1 exercício prático
Quiz 210min
2 horas para concluir
What is the Best Cause? How Much Ought We Do to Help Others?
How do you get the most value for your charitable dollars? How can you compare different causes to each other, and how do you compare different charities to each other? One of the guests this week is Elie Hassenfeld from GiveWell, an organization that tries to find the answers to these questions. This week you will also meet three individuals who in different ways embody the ideal of effective altruism: Zell Kravinsky, Julia Wise and Alexander Berger.
2 horas para concluir
7 vídeos (Total 70 mín.), 2 leituras, 1 teste
7 videos
GiveWell's Recommended Charities7min
On Advocacy, Different Causes and GiveWell's Impact9min
Reasons for Giving11min
How Much Should You Give?13min
Questions and Answers, Part 16min
Questions and Answers, Part 210min
2 leituras
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Elie Hassenfeld, GiveWell10min
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Zell Kravinsky, Julia Wise, and Alexander Berger10min
1 exercício prático
Quiz 310min
1 hora para concluir
Effective Altruism and Career Choice
This week Will MacAskill and Matt Wage discuss effective altruism and career choice.
1 hora para concluir
5 vídeos (Total 47 mín.), 1 leitura, 1 teste
5 videos
Will MacAskill: An Ethical Career, Part 25min
Matt Wage: Earning to Give in Practice5min
Questions and Answers, Part 19min
Questions and Answers, Part 26min
1 leituras
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Will MacAskill and Matt Wage10min
1 exercício prático
Quiz 410min
Principais avaliações do Altruísmo Eficaz
Excellent material on a much needed topic. The course brought together a good number of strong and important ideas, well backed by research and with very interesting and relevant guest speakers.
What a wonderful course. It gives each of us a way to help in the best possible manner. One would think that only serious philanthropists can help when in fact every single person can.
Instrutores
Peter Singer
Ira W. Decamp Professor of BioethicsUniversity Center for Human Values
Sobre Universidade de Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.
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