What We Owe the Future
Will MacAskill · first published 2022
Mentioned 9 time(s) by 5 guest(s): 2 recommend, 2 critical.
Spencer Greenberg on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2024-03-14): recommend
“…Will MacAskill’s recent book, where I think he was able to create a lot of hype around a really good book…”
Holden Karnofsky on Dwarkesh Podcast (2023-01-03): recommend
“…I think it's worth reading Will MacAskill's book about how the future could be very large and very important.…”
Holden Karnofsky on Dwarkesh Podcast (2023-01-03): critique
“…The book is a really broad survey of lots of stuff.…”
Agnes Callard on EconTalk (2022-11-14): mention
“…What we owe the future, right?…”
Agnes Callard on Meaning, the Human Quest, and the Aims of Education
Erik Hoel on EconTalk (2022-09-26): mention
“…due to William MacAskill's latest book--I had an essay about long-termism…”
Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion
Erik Hoel on EconTalk (2022-09-26): critique
“…again, in William MacAskill's latest book, when he talks about this issue of AI safety as a so-called existential risk…”
Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion
Erik Hoel on EconTalk (2022-09-26): critique
“…Let me give a brief example, which is William MacAskill's latest book, and in it, he has this section…”
Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion
Erik Hoel on EconTalk (2022-09-26): mention
“…moral philosophers--of which, for example, William MacAskill with his recent book certainly is one…”
Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion
Toby Ord on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2020-03-07): mention
“…I think Will's going to be making this very forcefully in his upcoming book…”