====== William MacAskill ======

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**William MacAskill** is a Scottish philosopher credited for founding the modern [[effective altruism]] movement.

===== Activities =====

In December 2017, [[Open Philanthropy]] issued a $598,600 grant to the [[Center for Election Science]], with MacAskill named as "external investigator."((//The Center for Election Science — General Support.// (2017, December). Good Ventures. https://www.goodventures.org/our-portfolio/grants/the-center-for-election-science-general-support))

==== Publications ====

  * [[https://www.pdcnet.org/jphil/content/jphil_2016_0113_0009_0425_0445|Smokers, Psychos, and Decision-Theoretic Uncertainty]]

===== External links =====

  * [[https://www.williammacaskill.com/|Official website]]

===== Links to sort =====

  * [[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/the-reluctant-prophet-of-effective-altruism|The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism]]