Nicola Hives

Mar 14, 2023 | thephilanthropist.ca | Hilary Pearson |Nicola Hives |Tanya Hannah Rumble |Nicole McVan

“Future people count. There could be a lot of them. We can make their lives go better.”These statements capture the essence of the argument made by the author of What We Owe the Future. William MacAskill is widely known as the primary exponent of effective altruism, an approach to “doing good,” in his words, that has as much impact as possible on the well-being of people across the world. What We Owe the Future, by William MacAskill. Basic Books, 2022; 352 pp; ISBN 9781541618626.