The Scout Mindset

by Julia Galef · first published 2021

Recommended by 1 person Will MacAskill

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  1. Will MacAskill Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987)

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    One of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The best books on Longtermism”.

    Listed in the source as “The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't”.

    The best books on Longtermism Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 15 Aug 2022 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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