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So, What Does It Mean to Do More?

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Contributing Writer John Milas ’28 explores the promises and pitfalls of effective altruism, weighing utilitarian logic against Paulo Freire’s call for human-centered solidarity, and asks what it really means to “do more” without losing sight of the people behind the numbers.

A few weeks ago, I wrote that we must recognize the exceptional privileges of Amherst life and concern ourselves with those who are not as fortunate. That article, on its own, served as an emotional — and thoroughly personal — plea for action. But I left things vague and abstract, preferring that inspired readers chart their own path to helping those in need. Now, I want to find a concrete path for us to walk, one studded with solid advice gleaned from experience. And what better way to map that path than to appraise the work of those humanitarians who proclaim to be the most active, the most

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