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What We Owe the Future

2022 book about effective altruism and longtermism by William MacAskill
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What We Owe the Future

Summary

What We Owe the Future is a written work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • What We Owe the Future authored William MacAskill[3].
  • What We Owe the Future's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • What We Owe the Future's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • What We Owe the Future was published on 2022[6].
  • What We Owe the Future's official website is recorded as https://whatweowethefuture.com/[7].
  • What We Owe the Future's main subject is effective altruism[8].
  • What We Owe the Future's main subject is longtermism[9].
  • What We Owe the Future's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'What we owe the future'}[10].

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Designation and Status

What We Owe the Future's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

What We Owe the Future has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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  1. 7w ago · Sentience Scholar · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Official website → https://whatweowethefuture.com/
    Main subject → effective altruism, longtermism
    Instance of → written work
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