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Philosophical ethics, “effective altruism,” Bernard Williams, Oxford

I'm grateful to Jonny Thakkar for calling my attention to this nicely written essay by a recent Oxford DPhil.  It includes some funny remarks about the "effective [sic] altruist" Church, though is perhaps too uncritical in the end about Williams, whose no doubt genuine interest in Nietzsche never translated into very much courage in criticism of morality.  But the piece is an enjoyable read!

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