The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does - Critical Essays on Effective Altruism
The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does - Critical Essays on Effective Altruism
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它所承诺的好处，它造成的危害——有效利他主义的批判文章
DOI：
10.1093/oso/9780197655696.003.0007
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2023
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在本章中，我提出了一个基督教伦理学的论点，反对使用有效利他主义来指导对动物慈善机构的捐赠。首先，我总结了基督教的伦理问题与功利主义伦理，有效利他主义的基础上有问题的过度简化。第二，我概述了有效利他主义的问题，这些问题是由于对功利主义的依赖而产生的。第三，我认为在动物空间中应用有效利他主义存在一些具体问题。最后，我概述了一个替代的出发点，由基督教伦理框架提供信息，用于指导如何最好地捐款以改善动物的命运。基督教对这个问题的态度可能会引起基督教教会成员或那些认同基督教思想和实践传统的人的特别兴趣。我概述的伦理方法的广度和多元化以及它所阐明的有效利他主义的缺陷也可能对读者有所帮助。
In this chapter I present a Christian ethical argument against using Effective Altruism to guide donations to animal charities. First, I summarize Christian ethical concerns with the problematic oversimplification of utilitarian ethics, on which Effective Altruism is based. Second, I outline the problems with Effective Altruism that result from this dependence on utilitarianism. Third, I argue that there are specific problems with the application of Effective Altruism in the animals space. Finally, I outline an alternative starting point informed by a Christian ethical framework for guiding decisions about how best to donate money to improve the lot of animals. A Christian approach to this issue is likely to be of particular interest to members of Christian churches or those who otherwise identify with Christian traditions of thought and practice. The breadth and pluralism of the ethical approach I outline and the deficiencies of Effective Altruism it illuminates may also be helpful for readers.