Princeton University - Effective Altruism
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Effective Altruism at Coursera Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Effective Altruism at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Effective Altruism at Coursera Course details
- Effective altruism is built on the simple but unsettling idea that living a fully ethical life involves doing the most good one can. In this course you will examine this idea's philosophical underpinnings; meet remarkable people who have restructured their lives in accordance with it; and think about how effective altruism can be put into practice in your own life.
- All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion.
Effective Altruism at Coursera Curriculum
Getting Started with the Course
Welcome to Effective Altruism
Reasoning in Ethics
Subjectivism
Cultural Relativism
Objectivism
Religion and Ethics
Introduction to Consequentialism
Utilitarianism
Objections to Utilitarianism and Possible Utilitarian Responses
Deontology
Exceptionless Moral Rules
Natural Law Ethics
Absolute Rights or Prima Facie Duties
Course Overview
Overview of Videos
Effective Altruism Resources
Discussion Forum Guidelines
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Topic Introduction: Meta-Ethics
Topic Introduction: Normative Ethical Theories
Quiz 1
Poverty and Affluence
Global Poverty and the Pond Story
The Affluent, the Poor and the Rule of Easy Rescue
Objections to the Pond Analogy
The Effectiveness of Aid
What is Poverty?
Helping People Solve Their Own Problems
Evaluating Oxfam's Work
Thomas Pogge's Argument About Global Poverty
Institutional Human Rights Violations
Why 'Does Aid Work?' is the Wrong Question to Ask
What Works?
Heart Plus Mind
Topic Introduction: The Pond Story
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Raymond Offenheiser
Topic Introduction: Poverty as Human Rights Violations
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Dean Karlan
Quiz 2
What is the Best Cause? How Much Ought We Do to Help Others?
The Story and Work of GiveWell
GiveWell's Recommended Charities
On Advocacy, Different Causes and GiveWell's Impact
Reasons for Giving
How Much Should You Give?
Questions and Answers, Part 1
Questions and Answers, Part 2
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Elie Hassenfeld, GiveWell
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Zell Kravinsky, Julia Wise, and Alexander Berger
Quiz 3
Effective Altruism and Career Choice
Will MacAskill: An Ethical Career, Part 1
Will MacAskill: An Ethical Career, Part 2
Matt Wage: Earning to Give in Practice
Questions and Answers, Part 1
Questions and Answers, Part 2
Topic Introduction: Discussion with Will MacAskill and Matt Wage
Quiz 4
The Giving Game
Giving Game: Introduction
Topic Introduction: The Giving Game
Why Act Ethically?
Ethics and Rationality
Ethics and Self-Interest
Ethics and Moral Saints
Topic Introduction: Ethics, Rationality and Self-Interest
Assignment Instructions
Guide to Writing
A Note on Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Reflection Assignment
Quiz 5
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