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effective altruist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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A proponent of effective altruism ("a philosophy and social movement that advocates the use of evidence and reasoning to determine the most effective ways to benefit others").

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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