“New Spanish-language book on “classical EA”” by Pablo Melchor 🔸

<p> My new book, Altruismo racional, is now on presale. It is my attempt at presenting a compelling case for a particular strand of "classical EA"[1]: one that emphasizes caring deeply about global health and poverty, a rational approach to giving, the importance of cost-effectiveness, and the 🔸10% Pledge.</p><p> In this post, I provide some context on my reasons for writing this book and what I hope to achieve. If “new EA-themed book in Spanish” was all you needed to know, feel free to skip to How you can help or preorder now.</p><p><strong> Why write a book</strong></p><p> Imagine you wake up one morning and discover the world has changed in a few peculiar ways. There has been no 10th anniversary edition of Peter Singer's The Life You Can Save—it was last edited more than a decade ago and has been out of print for years. Will MacAskill has not written [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:54) Why write a book</p><p>(03:18) What the book is about</p><p>(04:54) Why this particular topic</p><p>(06:32) Expected impact  Dream scenario</p><p>(08:39) How you can help</p><p>(08:42) Buy the book for yourself or others</p><p>(09:05) Preorder if the current availability works for you</p><p>(09:46) Or get notified by email as soon as your preferred format is available in your country</p><p>(10:02) A note on bulk purchases</p><p>(10:36) Help me reach more people</p><p>(11:01) Acknowledgements</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> August 20th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ak3McTxHTojjn6sqH/new-spanish-language-book-on-classical-ea?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ak3McTxHTojjn6sqH/new-spanish-language-book-on-classical-ea</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/ak3McTxHTojjn6sqH/ke0uwwjqgqq6n2x1fogj" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/ak3McTxHTojjn6sqH/ke0uwwjqgqq6n2x1fogj" alt="I follow in Will's footsteps by reusing Tom Barnes’ Venn diagram :-)" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/ak3McTxHTojjn6sqH/gi49tjtytsfhwans57pw" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/ak3McTxHTojjn6sqH/gi49tjtytsfhwans57pw" alt="Spanish language book titled "Altruismo racional" by Pablo Melchor against white background." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>