The Life You Can Save
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The Life You Can Save is a book by philosopher Peter Singer that argues for effective altruism, urging people in affluent countries to give more of their resources to highly effective charities fighting global poverty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Life You Can Save canonical | 3 |
| The Life You Can Save (charity) | 1 |
| The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Life You Can Save Context triple: [Peter Singer, notableWork, The Life You Can Save]
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A.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the life and global health work of physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer.
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B.
A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life
"A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life" is a memoir by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, recounting his journey from a challenging childhood on Chicago’s South Side to political leadership and public service.
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C.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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D.
In a Better World
In a Better World is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier that explores themes of revenge, forgiveness, and moral responsibility through intertwined stories in Denmark and an African refugee camp.
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E.
The Moment of Lift
The Moment of Lift is a nonfiction book by philanthropist Melinda French Gates that explores how empowering women transforms families, communities, and societies worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Life You Can Save Target entity description: The Life You Can Save is a book by philosopher Peter Singer that argues for effective altruism, urging people in affluent countries to give more of their resources to highly effective charities fighting global poverty.
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A.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the life and global health work of physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer.
-
B.
A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life
"A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life" is a memoir by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, recounting his journey from a challenging childhood on Chicago’s South Side to political leadership and public service.
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C.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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D.
In a Better World
In a Better World is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier that explores themes of revenge, forgiveness, and moral responsibility through intertwined stories in Denmark and an African refugee camp.
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E.
The Moment of Lift
The Moment of Lift is a nonfiction book by philanthropist Melinda French Gates that explores how empowering women transforms families, communities, and societies worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates |
donating a significant portion of income to effective charities
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effective altruism ⓘ evidence-based charity evaluation ⓘ |
| aimsTo | increase donations to highly effective charities fighting global poverty ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | common excuses for not giving to charity ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
The Life You Can Save
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Life You Can Save (charity)
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| author | Peter Singer ⓘ |
| callToAction | encourages readers to pledge a portion of their income to effective charities ⓘ |
| centralClaim | People in affluent countries have a moral obligation to give more to help those in extreme poverty. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Australia
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United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
applied ethics
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development economics ⓘ global justice ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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non-fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | 2019 updated edition ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
helped popularize effective altruism ideas among the general public
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inspired the creation of the charity The Life You Can Save ⓘ |
| hasSubject | charity evaluation organizations such as GiveWell ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
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surface form:
Peter Singer's 1972 essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"
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| intendedAudience | people in affluent countries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
charitable giving
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effective altruism ⓘ global poverty ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableIdea | that failing to donate to effective charities is morally comparable to ignoring a drowning child nearby ⓘ |
| proposes | giving guidelines based on income ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Picador
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Random House ⓘ The Bodley Head ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Doing Good Better
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The Most Good You Can Do ⓘ |
| title |
The Life You Can Save
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty
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| topic |
cost-effectiveness of charities
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global health interventions ⓘ moral obligation to the global poor ⓘ philosophical ethics of aid ⓘ psychology of giving ⓘ |
| usesConcept | drowning child analogy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty
this entity surface form:
The Life You Can Save (charity)