November 2019

Doing Good Badly? Philosophical Issues Related to Effective Altruism (D. Phil Thesis)

By | November 21st, 2019|Happiness research, Philosophy|

I’ve now passed the D. Phil. In the (unlikely) event anyone wants to read it, it can be found here. Here’s the […]

June 2019

How Many Lives is Notre Dame Worth?

By | June 3rd, 2019|Philosophy|

Co-written with Peter Singer. This is cross-posted from Project Syndicate, where it originally appeared.

PRINCETON – Just a […]

November 2017

The Moral Urgency Of Mental Health

By | November 17th, 2017|Happiness research, Philosophy|

Co-written with Peter Singer. This is cross-posted from Project Syndicate, where it original appeared.

If we can prevent great suffering at no […]

September 2016

The Surprising Unimportance Of Saving Lives

By | September 19th, 2016|Philosophy|

Reading time: 11-15 minutes

When we think about doing good, saving lives is at the top of the list. Doctors, firefighters and Batmen […]

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