William MacAskill
- January 5, 2024
- Philosopher
Quick Facts
| Full Name | William MacAskill |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 24, 1987(1987-03-24) |
| Age | 37 |
| Birthplace | Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
William MacAskill Biography
| Name | William MacAskill |
| Birthday | Mar 24 |
| Birth Year | 1987 |
| Place Of Birth | Glasgow |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
William MacAskill is one of the most popular and richest Philosopher who was born on March 24, 1987 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. William MacAskill (born William Crouch 24 , March, 1987) is an Scottish philosopher ethicist, philosopher, who is one of the pioneers of the movement for effective altruism. He is an Associate Professor of Philosophy of Oxford University. University of Oxford, a researcher at the Global Priorities Institute at Oxford and the Director of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research.
In the year 2018, MacAskill gave a TED talk on altruism that is effective during the TED conference in Vancouver and was released on September 12, 2018.
MacAskill’s second research focus is on effective altruism. His book on the topic, Doing Good Better, was published in 2015, and reviewed favorably in The London Review of Books, The Guardian, and The New York Times.
MacAskill’s research has two main focuses. The first addresses the issue of how one ought to make decisions under normative uncertainty; in addition to a DPhil on the topic, he has published on this issue in Ethics, Mind, and The Journal of Philosophy.
In 2016 MacAskill was featured in the show “Making Sense” with Sam Harris in addition to”The “Tim Ferriss Show” with Tim Ferriss.
William MacAskill Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Philosopher |
| House | Living in own house. |
William MacAskill is one of the richest Philosopher from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William MacAskill 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
MacAskill completed the degree of BA (philosophy) from Jesus College, Cambridge, his BPhil at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the DPhil on philosophy from St Anne’s College, Oxford in 2014. (spending one year as a visiting scholar in Princeton University), supervised by John Broome and Krister Bykvist. MacAskill then was awarded an assistant research fellowship with Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and then an assistant Professorship in Lincoln College, Oxford.
He is the writer of the book published in 2015. Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a revolutionary new Method to Impact the World.
He has been an advisor to former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Bill Gates described him as ‘a data nerd after my own heart.’
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William Ranked on the list of most popular Philosopher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. William MacAskill celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.