Tyler M. John
Blog Post
Moving Beyond Meat in Philosophy
Blog post with Carolina Flores on why and how philosophy can become a meat-free discipline.
Fundraising
Philosophers Against...
Co-organized two international fundraisers with three other grad students. In December 2016, twenty-five philosophy departments participate in Philosophers Against Malaria, raising $57,496 for the Against Malaria Fund. In December 2017, thirty-eight philosophy departments participated in Philosophers Against Factory Farming and raised $52,785 for The Humane League.
ACE
External Reviewer
Nonprofit researching the most cost-effective ways to help nonhuman animals. Reviewer on some foundational statements and research documents, guest writer.
Talks
On Advocacy and Effective Altruism
I talk to student groups and advocacy groups about animal advocacy, effective altruism, and institutions for future generations. Recently I've spoken at Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Oxford, Rutgers, Texas State, and Effective Altruism Global. Watch my 2018 EA Global talk on animal rights and the long-term and my 2020 EA Global talk on political short-termism.