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William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher, ethicist, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. He is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, a researcher at the Global Priorities Institute at Oxford and Director of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research.

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Will MacAskill on The Power of Persuasion
"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 on Mindfulness
"It’s significantly improved my life."

Will MacAskill on Superintelligence
"Very important book."

Will MacAskill on Reasons and Persons
"One of the most important books written in the 20th century."

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