{"product_id":"the-most-good-you-can-do-how-effective-altruism-is-changing-ideas-about-living-ethically-paperback","title":"The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the ethicist the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"the most influential living philosopher,\" a new way of thinking about living ethically\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Singer's argument is powerful, provocative and, I think, basically right. The world would be a better place if we were as tough-minded in how we donate money as in how we make it.\"--Nicholas Kristof, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bold, fresh, inspired, reasoned, optimistic.\"--Walter M. Bortz II, MD, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHuffington Post Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peter Singer's books and ideas have been disturbing our complacency ever since the appearance of \u003ci\u003eAnimal Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e. Now he directs our attention to a new movement in which his own ideas have played a crucial role: effective altruism. Effective altruism is built upon the simple but profound idea that living a fully ethical life involves doing the \"most good you can do.\" Such a life requires an unsentimental view of charitable giving: to be a worthy recipient of our support, an organization must be able to demonstrate that it will do more good with our money or our time than other options open to us. Singer introduces us to an array of remarkable people who are restructuring their lives in accordance with these ideas, and shows how living altruistically often leads to greater personal fulfillment than living for oneself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Most Good You Can Do \u003c\/i\u003edevelops the challenges Singer has made, in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, to those who donate to the arts, and to charities focused on helping our fellow citizens, rather than those for whom we can do the most good. Effective altruists are extending our knowledge of the possibilities of living less selfishly, and of allowing reason, rather than emotion, to determine how we live. \u003ci\u003eThe Most Good You Can Do \u003c\/i\u003eoffers new hope for our ability to tackle the world's most pressing problems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/b\u003e is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, and Laureate Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne. He is the author of more than twenty books including \u003ci\u003eAnimal Liberation, Practical Ethics, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Life You Can Save\u003c\/i\u003e. He divides his time between New York City and Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754150330656,"sku":"9780300219869","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/046fc7381fcd2688ac620e9cc8bb27a6.webp?v=1780034477","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-most-good-you-can-do-how-effective-altruism-is-changing-ideas-about-living-ethically-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}