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Peter Singer ‘The Most Good you can Do: How “Effective Altruism” is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically’ (Public Lecture, Durham, 5 June 2015)

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Event Summary: Peter Singer Public Lecture

Event Type: Public Lecture on Ethics and Effective Altruism
Speaker: Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University
Title: “The Most Good you can Do: How ‘Effective Altruism' is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically”
Date & Time: 5 June 2015, 17:30–19:00
Location: Elvet Riverside 201, Durham
Admission: No reservation required; first-come, first-served seating
Primary Topic: Effective altruism as a framework for ethical living and maximizing philanthropic impact

Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, will be speaking at Durham on 5 June (17:30 to 19:00, Elvet Riverside 201). His talk is entitled: ‘The Most Good you can Do: How “Effective Altruism” is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically’. The organisers have indicated that there is “no need to reserve a seat, but if you don’t want to be left standing, do please try to arrive in good time.”

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