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A clear-eyed, data-driven guide that replaces the guilt of global suffering with the empowering math of doing actual good. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Doing Good Better.
- intellectually stimulating
- hopeful
- purposeful
- clear-eyed
- 01
What We Owe the Future
William MacAskill
A sweeping, mind-expanding philosophical journey that radically reframes your place in the vast stretch of human history.
- 02
The life you can save
Peter Singer · 2009
A rigorously logical yet deeply humane challenge to rethink what it means to live an ethical life.
- 03
Strangers drowning
Larissa MacFarquhar
A deeply unsettling and beautifully written exploration of what happens when people take morality to its absolute, uncompromising limits.
- 04
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
A deep exhale for the chronically overworked, offering a permission slip to finally say no and focus on what actually matters.
- 05
The Art of the Good Life
Rolf Dobelli
A brisk, practical toolkit for navigating the complexities of happiness and success.
- 06
Hello, Habits
Fumio Sasaki
A clear, uncluttered guide to reshaping your daily routines through the lens of intentional minimalism.
- 07
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
A rigorous, chilling thought experiment that scales the heights of human ingenuity only to stare into the abyss of our potential obsolescence.
- 08
Justice
Michael Sandel · 2007
A stimulating intellectual workout that transforms abstract philosophy into urgent, everyday moral questions.
- 09
The elements of moral philosophy
James Rachels · 1986
A remarkably clear and patient guide through the thorny thickets of human morality and ethical decision-making.
- 10
Epistemic injustice
Miranda Fricker
A paradigm-shifting philosophical framework that finally gives a name to the invisible ways power dictates whose voice is believed.
- 11
The Precipice
Toby Ord
A sobering yet awe-inspiring confrontation with the fragility of our species and the staggering moral weight of our long-term future.
- 12
Switch
Chip Heath
A clarifying, optimistic guide that untangles the messy psychology of human behavior and makes lasting transformation feel entirely within reach.
