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Books recommended by Will MacAskill
Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987)
Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987). Their picks here come from 2 Five Books interviews, on Longtermism and Effective Altruism.
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Recommendations
Books Will MacAskill recommends
10 books from 2 sources. Each one links to the place where Will recommended it.
The best books on Longtermism
Five Books interview in which Will MacAskill chooses and discusses five books.
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Moral Capital
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The best books on Longtermism”.
The best books on Longtermism Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Kwame Anthony Appiah
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The Scout Mindset
Explicit recommendationOne 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
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The Precipice
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The best books on Longtermism”.
Listed in the source as “The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity”.
The best books on Longtermism Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Chris Williamson
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Superforecasting
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The best books on Longtermism”.
Listed in the source as “Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction”.
The best books on Longtermism Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Life You Can Save
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2022 Five Books interview “The best books on Longtermism”.
The best books on Longtermism Interviewfivebooks.com
The best books on Effective Altruism
Five Books interview in which Will MacAskill chooses and discusses five books.
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Practical Ethics
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Effective Altruism”.
The best books on Effective Altruism Interviewfivebooks.com
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Reasons and Persons
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Effective Altruism”.
The best books on Effective Altruism Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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80,000 Hours
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Effective Altruism”.
Listed in the source as “80,000 Hours: Find a fulfilling career that does good”.
The best books on Effective Altruism Interviewfivebooks.com
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Destined for War
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Effective Altruism”.
Listed in the source as “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?”.
The best books on Effective Altruism Interviewfivebooks.com
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Superintelligence
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The best books on Effective Altruism”.
Listed in the source as “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies”.
The best books on Effective Altruism Interviewfivebooks.com
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
3 books Will recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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2recommendersMoral Capital 2 recommendersKwame Anthony Appiah, Will MacAskill
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2recommendersReasons and Persons 2 recommendersWill MacAskill, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Precipice 2 recommendersWill MacAskill, Chris Williamson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Will
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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