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Effective altruism and the human mind : the clash between impact and intuition / Stefan Schubert, Lucius Caviola.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Altruism.
- Helping behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Using recent research and empirical evidence to give quantifiable psychological explanations for why people donate vast amounts of money to charities with limited impact, known as ineffective giving, this resource unpacks the influence of misconceptions, cognitive biases, preferences for emotionally appealing but ineffective charities, and offers strategies for overcoming the obstacles that contribute to the problem.
- Contents:
- Part 1: obstacles
- The norms of giving
- Neglecting the stakes
- Distant causes and nearsighted feelings
- Tough prioritizing
- Misconceptions about effectiveness
- Part 2: interventions
- Information, nudging, and incentives
- Finding the enthusiasts
- Fundamental value change
- Effective altruism for mortals.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 8, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-775740-5
- 0-19-775738-3
- 0-19-775739-1
- OCLC:
- 1425479289
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