"effective altruism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} effective altruism (uncountable)
  1. (ethics, philosophy) A philosophy and social movement that advocates the use of evidence and reasoning to determine the most effective ways to benefit others. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ethics, Philosophy Synonyms: EA [initialism] Related terms: effective altruist, effective accelerationism (english: not to be confused)
    Sense id: en-effective_altruism-en-noun-A01-8YBu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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