Books by Christopher Leslie Brown
“It’s the story of the British abolitionist movement, which included North America at the time. In particular, he argues that the abolition of slavery was a quite contingent event, it’s something that could easily have never happened.” Read more...
Will MacAskill, Nonprofit Leaders & Activist
Interviews where books by Christopher Leslie Brown were recommended
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Moral Capital
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The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
by Julia Galef -
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The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
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The Life You Can Save
by Peter Singer
The best books on Longtermism, recommended by Will MacAskill
The best books on Longtermism, recommended by Will MacAskill
There is so much suffering in today’s world it’s hard to focus attention on future generations, but that’s exactly what we should be doing, says Will MacAskill, a leader of the effective altruism movement. Here, he introduces books that contributed to his thinking about the long-term future and the “silent billions” who are not yet able to speak for themselves.
The best books on Honour, recommended by Kwame Anthony Appiah
The Princeton philosophy professor tells us about the meaning of honour, how it’s won and lost, and what role it has played in the history of moral change
