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This is a '''timeline of the [[effective altruism]] movement'''.
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==TODO list==
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* TODO incorporate from [http://wiki.effectivealtruismhub.com/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages here]
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* TODO do all GiveWell top charities
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* TODO more links from [[effective altruism]]
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* TODO more links from Bostrom's page
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==Big picture==
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==Full timeline==
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| {{dts|1971}} || || [[Peter Singer]] writes his essay "[[Famine, Affluence, and Morality]]". It would be published the following year in ''[[Philosophy and Public Affairs]]''.  It argues that affluent persons are [[morality|morally]] obligated to donate far more resources to [[humanitarian aid|humanitarian]] causes than is considered normal in [[Western culture]]s.  The essay was inspired by the [[starvation]] of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] [[refugee]]s, and uses their situation as an example, although Singer's argument is general in scope and not limited to the example of Bangladesh. The essay is anthologized widely as an example of Western ethical thinking.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cottingham|first=John|title=Western philosophy: an anthology|year=1996|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-0-631-18627-4|pages=461ff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=imkTo_sNrKcC&pg=PT473}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Shafer-Landau|first=Russ|title=Ethical theory: an anthology|year=2007|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-1-4051-3320-3|pages=523ff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=By9nCkAvS6EC&pg=PT523}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pojman|first=Louis P.|title=Moral philosophy: a reader|year=2003|publisher=Hackett|isbn=978-0-87220-661-8|pages=344ff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ILa7WmdUXIMC&pg=PA344}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wellman|first=Carl|title=Rights and Duties: Welfare rights and duties of charity|year=2002|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-93987-4|pages=227ff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHHZF5kyURUC&pg=PA227}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Chadwick|first=Ruth F.|title=Applied ethics: critical concepts in philosophy. Politics|year=2002|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-20837-6|pages=272ff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yk5miXMJH-cC&pg=PA272|author2=Doris Schroeder}}</ref>
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| {{dts|1996}} || || In the 1996 book ''[[Living High and Letting Die]]'', the philosopher [[Peter Unger]] wrote that it was morally praiseworthy and perhaps even morally required for people in academia who could earn substantially greater salaries in the business world to leave academia, earn the greater salaries, and donate most of the extra money to charity.<ref name="Unger">{{cite book|last1=Unger|first1=Peter|title=Living High and Letting Die|date=1996|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0198026811}}<!--|accessdate=20 April 2016--></ref>
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| {{dts|2000}} || || The [[Machine Intelligence Research Institute]] is founded. At the time it is called the "Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence".<ref name=transparency>{{cite web|url = https://intelligence.org/transparency/|title = Transparency and Financials|publisher = Machine Intelligence Research Institute|accessdate = February 19, 2017}}</ref> || Artificial intelligence
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| {{dts|2002}} || Formation || The [[Schistosomiasis Control Initiative]] (SCI) is founded in 2002. SCI would become a [[GiveWell]] top charity.<ref>[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/schisto/aboutus "About us" on SCI website]</ref> || Global health
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| {{dts|2004|8}} || Formation || The [[Against Malaria Foundation]] (AMF) is founded. AMF would become a [[GiveWell]] top charity.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url = https://www.againstmalaria.com/History.aspx|title = History|publisher = Against Malaria Foundation|accessdate = February 19, 2017}}</ref> || Global health
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| {{dts|2005}} || Formation || [[Future of Humanity Institute]] is founded by [[Nick Bostrom]].<ref name=newyorker>{{cite journal|journal=[[The New Yorker]]|first=Raffi|last=Khatchadourian|title=The Doomsday Invention|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/doomsday-invention-artificial-intelligence-nick-bostrom|pages=64–79|date=23 November 2015|volume=XCI|number=37|issn=0028-792X|publisher=Condé Nast}}</ref>
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| {{Dts|2007}} || Formation || GiveWell is founded by two former [[Bridgewater Associates]] investment analysts, [[Holden Karnofsky]] and Elie Hassenfeld.<ref name=AboutGivewell>{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/about |title=About |publisher=GiveWell |date= |accessdate=2011-09-13}}</ref><ref name=illingworth>Patricia Illingworth, Thomas Pogge, Leif Wenar. ''Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy'', Oxford University Press US, 2011. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-GpuK9OsvN0C&pg=PA124 Pg. 124]</ref><ref>[[Peter Singer]]. ''The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty'', Random House, 2009. Ch. 6, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gGn4cdxEgvEC&pg=PA81 Pg. 81-104]</ref> || Global health
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| {{Dts|2007}} (late) || Controversy || In late 2007, GiveWell's founders promoted the organization on several internet blogs and forums, including [[MetaFilter]], using [[astroturfing]].<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |title=Founder of a Nonprofit Is Punished by Its Board for Engaging in an Internet Ruse  |author= Stephanie Strom |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/us/08givewell.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 January 2008 |accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref> || Global health
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| {{Dts|2010|12|24}} || Publication || Scott Alexander publishes "Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others{{nbsp}}&hellip;" on [[LessWrong]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gj/efficient_charity_do_unto_others/ |title=Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others... |first=Scott |last=Alexander |publisher=[[LessWrong]] |accessdate=February 26, 2017 |date=December 24, 2010}}</ref>
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| {{Dts|2011}} || Formation || The [[Open Philanthropy Project]] begins as GiveWell Labs.
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| {{dts|2011|10}} || Formation || [[80,000 Hours]] is founded.<ref name="80k-history">{{cite web | url = http://80000hours.org/our-mission-and-history | title = Our Mission and History | accessdate = 2012-10-25 | publisher = 80,000 Hours}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2011}} (late) || || According to William MacAskill, the name "effective altruism" was settled upon in late 2011 when the "Centre for Effective Altruism" (CEA) was chosen as the name for an umbrella organisation that would cover both Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours.<ref name=history-of-term>{{cite web|url=http://www.effective-altruism.com/ea/5w/the_history_of_the_term_effective_altruism/|title =  The history of the term 'effective altruism'|last = MacAskill|first = William|date = March 11, 2014|accessdate = April 11, 2015|publisher = The Effective Altruism Forum}}</ref> This was a largely internal name, but those who had followed a similar approach increasingly converged upon the name.<ref name=history-of-term/>
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| {{dts|2012}} || Formation || Animal Charity Evaluators is founded. || Animal welfare
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| {{Dts|2012|6}} || || GiveWell announces a close partnership with [[Good Ventures]], the philanthropic foundation tasked with giving away [[Facebook]] co-founder [[Dustin Moskovitz]]'s wealth. Good Ventures has been one of GiveWell's main funders since then as well as a major donor to GiveWell-recommended charities.<ref name=goodventures-partnership>{{cite web|url=http://blog.givewell.org/2012/06/28/givewell-and-good-ventures/|title = GiveWell and Good Ventures|author = Holden|date = 2012-06-28}}</ref>
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| {{Dts|2013|6|30}} to {{Dts|2013|7|6}} || Conference || The Effective Altruism Summit 2013 takes place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802184339/http://www.effectivealtruismsummit.com |title=Effective Altruism Summit 2013 - June 30 to July 6, San Francisco |accessdate=February 26, 2017}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2014|3}} || Formation || The [[Future of Life Institute]] is founded.
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| {{Dts|2014|8|2}} || Conference || The Effective Altruism Summit 2014 begins on this day, continuing onto the following day. Speakers would include [[Peter Thiel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.effectivealtruismsummit.com/ |title=Effective Altruism Summit 2014 - August 2-3, San Francisco |accessdate=February 26, 2017}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2014}} || Publication || [[Nick Bostrom]]'s book ''[[Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies]]'' is published. || Artificial intelligence
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| {{Dts|2015}} || Conference || [[Effective Altruism Global]] 2015 takes place.
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| {{dts|2015}} || Publication || Peter Singer publishes ''[[The Most Good You Can Do]]'', a book on effective altruism.<ref name=kristof>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-the-trader-who-donates-half-his-pay.html|title = The Trader Who Donates Half His Pay|last = Kristof|first = Nicholas|authorlink = Nicholas Kristof|date = April 4, 2015|accessdate = April 11, 2015|publisher = ''[[New York Times]]''}}</ref>
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| {{Dts|2016|8}} || Conference || [[Effective Altruism Global]] 2016 takes place.
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| {{dts|2016}} (late, or early 2017) || || EA Ventures closes down.
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==See also==
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* [[Timeline of nonprofit evaluation]]
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* [[Priority-setting in global health]]
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==References==
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{{Reflist|30em}}

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This is a timeline of the effective altruism movement.

TODO list

  • TODO incorporate from here
  • TODO do all GiveWell top charities
  • TODO more links from effective altruism
  • TODO more links from Bostrom's page

Big picture

Full timeline

Date Event type Event Cause area
1971 Peter Singer writes his essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality". It would be published the following year in Philosophy and Public Affairs. It argues that affluent persons are morally obligated to donate far more resources to humanitarian causes than is considered normal in Western cultures. The essay was inspired by the starvation of Bangladesh Liberation War refugees, and uses their situation as an example, although Singer's argument is general in scope and not limited to the example of Bangladesh. The essay is anthologized widely as an example of Western ethical thinking.[1][2][3][4][5]
1996 In the 1996 book Living High and Letting Die, the philosopher Peter Unger wrote that it was morally praiseworthy and perhaps even morally required for people in academia who could earn substantially greater salaries in the business world to leave academia, earn the greater salaries, and donate most of the extra money to charity.[6]
2000 The Machine Intelligence Research Institute is founded. At the time it is called the "Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence".[7] Artificial intelligence
2002 Formation The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) is founded in 2002. SCI would become a GiveWell top charity.[8] Global health
August 2004 Formation The Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is founded. AMF would become a GiveWell top charity.[9] Global health
2005 Formation Future of Humanity Institute is founded by Nick Bostrom.[10]
2007 Formation GiveWell is founded by two former Bridgewater Associates investment analysts, Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld.[11][12][13] Global health
2007 (late) Controversy In late 2007, GiveWell's founders promoted the organization on several internet blogs and forums, including MetaFilter, using astroturfing.[14] Global health
December 24, 2010 Publication Scott Alexander publishes "Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others …" on LessWrong.[15]
2011 Formation The Open Philanthropy Project begins as GiveWell Labs.
October 2011 Formation 80,000 Hours is founded.[16]
2011 (late) According to William MacAskill, the name "effective altruism" was settled upon in late 2011 when the "Centre for Effective Altruism" (CEA) was chosen as the name for an umbrella organisation that would cover both Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours.[17] This was a largely internal name, but those who had followed a similar approach increasingly converged upon the name.[17]
2012 Formation Animal Charity Evaluators is founded. Animal welfare
June 2012 GiveWell announces a close partnership with Good Ventures, the philanthropic foundation tasked with giving away Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz's wealth. Good Ventures has been one of GiveWell's main funders since then as well as a major donor to GiveWell-recommended charities.[18]
June 30, 2013 to July 6, 2013 Conference The Effective Altruism Summit 2013 takes place.[19]
March 2014 Formation The Future of Life Institute is founded.
August 2, 2014 Conference The Effective Altruism Summit 2014 begins on this day, continuing onto the following day. Speakers would include Peter Thiel.[20]
2014 Publication Nick Bostrom's book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies is published. Artificial intelligence
2015 Conference Effective Altruism Global 2015 takes place.
2015 Publication Peter Singer publishes The Most Good You Can Do, a book on effective altruism.[21]
August 2016 Conference Effective Altruism Global 2016 takes place.
2016 (late, or early 2017) EA Ventures closes down.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cottingham, John (1996). Western philosophy: an anthology. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 461ff. ISBN 978-0-631-18627-4. 
  2. ↑ Shafer-Landau, Russ (2007). Ethical theory: an anthology. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 523ff. ISBN 978-1-4051-3320-3. 
  3. ↑ Pojman, Louis P. (2003). Moral philosophy: a reader. Hackett. pp. 344ff. ISBN 978-0-87220-661-8. 
  4. ↑ Wellman, Carl (2002). Rights and Duties: Welfare rights and duties of charity. Taylor & Francis. pp. 227ff. ISBN 978-0-415-93987-4. 
  5. ↑ Chadwick, Ruth F.; Doris Schroeder (2002). Applied ethics: critical concepts in philosophy. Politics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 272ff. ISBN 978-0-415-20837-6. 
  6. ↑ Unger, Peter (1996). Living High and Letting Die. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198026811. 
  7. ↑ "Transparency and Financials". Machine Intelligence Research Institute. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  8. ↑ "About us" on SCI website
  9. ↑ "History". Against Malaria Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2017. 
  10. ↑ Khatchadourian, Raffi (23 November 2015). "The Doomsday Invention". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. XCI (37): 64–79. ISSN 0028-792X. 
  11. ↑ "About". GiveWell. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  12. ↑ Patricia Illingworth, Thomas Pogge, Leif Wenar. Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy, Oxford University Press US, 2011. Pg. 124
  13. ↑ Peter Singer. The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty, Random House, 2009. Ch. 6, Pg. 81-104
  14. ↑ Stephanie Strom (8 January 2008). "Founder of a Nonprofit Is Punished by Its Board for Engaging in an Internet Ruse". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
  15. ↑ Alexander, Scott (December 24, 2010). "Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others...". LessWrong. Retrieved February 26, 2017. 
  16. ↑ "Our Mission and History". 80,000 Hours. Retrieved 2012-10-25. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 MacAskill, William (March 11, 2014). "The history of the term 'effective altruism'". The Effective Altruism Forum. Retrieved April 11, 2015. 
  18. ↑ Holden (2012-06-28). "GiveWell and Good Ventures". 
  19. ↑ "Effective Altruism Summit 2013 - June 30 to July 6, San Francisco". Retrieved February 26, 2017. 
  20. ↑ "Effective Altruism Summit 2014 - August 2-3, San Francisco". Retrieved February 26, 2017. 
  21. ↑ Kristof, Nicholas (April 4, 2015). "The Trader Who Donates Half His Pay". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2015. 
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