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Peter Singer presents The Most Good You Can Do

Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 PM
Peter Singer presents The Most Good You Can Do
In conversation with Michael Specter of the New Yorker
At St. Joseph's College, Tuohy Hall*
Tickets $25 (includes book)

Philosopher, academic and activist Peter Singer first became well-known internationally after the publication of Animal Liberation in 1975, and is often described as the world's most influential living philosopher.

His new book, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically presents the ideas behind "effective altruism," a challenging new movement of people who want to live more altruistically, and to make sure that what they do has the greatest possible impact for good. Singer offers a critique of traditional philanthropy, and puts a human face to the practice of effective altruism with dozens of people who have made the conscious decision to give as much as they can to those who have much less.

Singer will discuss the ideas in his new book with Michael Specter, who writes about science, technology, and global public health for The New Yorker, for this exclusive New York event. Each ticket includes a copy of the book. A book signing follows this event, which takes place at St. Joseph's College, Tuohy Hall.

Greenlight Bookstore will donate 20% of all book and ticket sales for this event to GiveDirectly, which is recommended by Singer and one of GiveWell's top-rated charities

This event is part of the Brooklyn Voices Series. Greenlight Bookstore partners with St. Joseph's College to present the Brooklyn Voices series of lectures, forums, performances, and public discussion. Brooklyn Voices promotes and enhances the creative vitality of our home neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill by providing writers, artists, and intellectuals with a local forum in which to discuss and present their works.

* Please note: This event has been moved from the Hill Center to Tuohy Hall, just a block away. Tuohy Hall is located at 245 Clinton Ave., between Dekalb and Willoughby.