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Back to virtue? Effective altruism after FTX

One of the more dramatic recent developments in the world of finance has been the collapse of FTX – a multi-billion dollar crypto-currency exchange founded and run by American tech entrepreneur and celebrity Sam Bankman-Fried (or SBF). The economics of cryptocurrency is not easy to understand, which makes understanding the collapse of FTX even harder. […]

by Xavier Symons Jan 16, 2023Jan 13, 2023 / 6 mins /

Why is ethics guru Peter Singer defending woke museum vandals?

by Kurt Mahlburg Jan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023 / 3 mins /

Will the ‘effective altruism’ movement go up in smoke along with FTX?

by Michael Cook Nov 18, 2022Dec 22, 2022 / 4 mins /

What about bees? What about squid? We need to move beyond vertebrate-centric ethics, scholars argue

by Michael Cook Nov 20, 2020Nov 21, 2020 / 4 mins /

After ‘effective altruism’

by Michael Cook Mar 11, 2020Jun 23, 2021 / 4 mins /

In defence of Peter Singer

by Michael Cook Feb 19, 2020Apr 6, 2020 / 3 mins /

You’ll be surprised to see who’s standing up for free speech against transgender abuse

by Michael Cook Jul 25, 2019Apr 19, 2020 / 3 mins /

Utilitarianism goes on a charm offensive

by Michael Cook Jan 29, 2018Apr 19, 2020 / 6 mins /

Is a child a gift or an entitlement?

by John M. Grondelski Jan 15, 2018May 11, 2022 / 6 mins /

Peter Singer interviewed about, well, everything

by Michael Cook Feb 27, 2017Apr 19, 2020 / 5 mins /

Peter Singer’s cold logic of doing good through philanthropy

by Clive Hamilton Jul 25, 2016May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Is transhumanism really the world’s most dangerous idea?

by Michael Cook Jul 20, 2016Feb 1, 2023 / 10 mins /

Dissecting the age of ‘do harm’ medicine

by Wesley J. Smith Jun 16, 2016May 1, 2020 / 7 mins /

Philanthropy: loving mankind or loving people?

by Michael Cook Oct 2, 2015Apr 19, 2020 / 5 mins /

The great debate

by Paul Russell Aug 18, 2015May 1, 2020 / 6 mins /