Effective Altruism and Care Ethics

ABSTRACT

Effective altruism (EA) has received some of its most vocal criticisms from supporters of care ethics. In this article I take a comparative approach to determine whether a compelling critique of EA can emerge from care ethics at the ethical level, and more generally how much common ground can be found between the two. I will argue that not only are they largely compatible, but they can be seen as complementary or even converging approaches.