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The Most Good You Can Do

How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically

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ID10692031
AuthorsTravis Timmerman (0000-0002-2693-5846, Syracuse University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume66
Issue264
Pages661-664
Publication date2016-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pq/pqv090
OpenAlexW2297158195
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited2

Journal Article The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically Get access The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. BySinger Peter. (London: Yale University Press, 2015. Pp. vi + 211. Price £14.99 hardback.) Travis Timmerman Travis Timmerman Syracuse University, USA E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 66, Issue 264, July 2016, Pages 661–664, https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqv090 Published: 21 September 2015

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