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Will MacAskill Recommended Books
Will MacAskill has recommended 4 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher, ethicist, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement.
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Reasons and Persons
by Derek Parfit
"One of the most important books written in the 20th century." - Will MacAskill (Source)
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Sam Harris recommended this bookSam Harris
"Brilliant and written as though by an alien intelligence." - Sam Harris
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Patrick Collison recommended this bookPatrick Collison
"I don't totally agree, but I think it's a really interesting modern take on moral philosophy." - Patrick Collison
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The Power of Persuasion
How We're Bought and Sold
by Robert Levine
"The best book on persuasion that I know of. [...] It’s quite a lot more in-depth than things like Caldini’s [book] and some of the other books in that genre." - Will MacAskill (Source)
Mindfulness
An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
by Mark Williams
"It’s significantly improved my life." - Will MacAskill (Source)
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Arianna Huffington recommended this bookArianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington mentioned this book in her book "Thrive."
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Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
by Nick Bostrom
"Very important book." - Will MacAskill (Source)
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Worth reading [this book]. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes." - Elon Musk
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"I wouldn’t just read [this book] breathless and wide-eyed and believe everything." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book - Sam Harris recommended this book
Sam Harris
"Made me worry that machine knowledge could ruin everything." - Sam Harris
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Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
"Best thing I’ve seen on this topic." - Sam Altman
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Marc Goodman recommended this bookMarc Goodman
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.
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