I'm pleased to announce that Jeff Jonson and I will be co-editing an issue of Essays in Philosophy focused on effective altruism. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Cause selection and prioritization
- The ethics of career choice
- Effective altruism and existential risk
- Effective animal activism
- Systemic change vs. alternative paths to impact
- Proven vs. speculative causes
- The demandingness of effective altruism
- The moral foundations of effective altruism
The submission deadline is September 30, 2016. You can find more information here.
Thanks, Will!
I have several ideas in mind but wouldn't feel confident submitting right now, because I don't know the norms of philosophy publication. I'd love to have someone who's written for philosophy journals (preferably an EA) provide a guide to EAs who might want to submit articles. Is there anyone who might be able to address these kinds of questions?
Hi Scott. I've had one paper published in philosophy, and I've had several others accepted to conferences. I'm certainly not as credentialed as Will, but I might be able to give some tips. My guess is that many of these are not particularly unique to philosophy. First, it's always good to reference other relevant philosophical work. We all know what hedonistic utilitarianism is, but if you're going to write a paper about the implications of effective altruism for a hedonistic utilitarian, you should still clearly define the concept and cite major work... (read more)