William MacAskill
b. 1987
“Effective altruism and longtermism do the most good with the most rigor.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- UIUniversalist Impulse8 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
- POPractical Orientation7 / 10
- VAVital Affirmation6 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Jeremy BenthamFORGE
The greatest happiness of the greatest number — pleasure calculus made law.
- Adam SmithFORGE
His Theory of Moral Sentiments installs an impartial spectator inside each of us.
- Rosa LuxemburgFORGE
Spontaneity of the masses; socialism or barbarism.
- Henry SidgwickFORGE
His Methods of Ethics compares utilitarianism, egoism, and intuitionism with great scruple.
- Chen DuxiuFORGE
Founder of Chinese Communism, he made New Youth's call to science and democracy.
- Christine de PizanFORGE
City of Ladies — virtue is not gendered; reason is the common ground.
Short exercises in the same tradition as William MacAskill's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with William MacAskill or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREWilliam MacAskill vs Jeremy BenthamOn Mull's map Jeremy Bentham sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶