Will MacAskill – Sam Harris

Will MacAskill is an author, a cognitive scientist, and an entrepreneur. Sam Harris is a media personality, an interview host, and an author. We found 3 podcast interviews connecting Will MacAskill and Sam Harris.

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Episodes with Will MacAskill & Sam Harris

Sam Harris & Will MacAskill 14 Aug 2022 • EN

#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?

Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about his new book, What We Owe the Future. They discuss the philosophy of effective altruism (EA), longtermism, existential risk, criticism of EA, problems with expected-value reasoning, doing good vs feeling good, why it's hard to care about future people, how the future gives

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Sam Harris & Will MacAskill 14 Dec 2020 • EN

#228 — Doing Good

Sam Harris speaks with Will MacAskill about how to do the most good in the world. They discuss the "effective altruism" movement, choosing causes to support, the apparent tension between wealth and altruism, how best to think about generosity over the course of one's lifetime, and other topics. If the Making Sense podc

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Sam Harris & Will MacAskill 29 Aug 2016 • EN

#44 — Being Good and Doing Good

Sam Harris speaks with Oxford philosopher William MacAskill about effective altruism, moral illusions, existential risk, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

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