Peter Singer recently appeared as a guest on the 80,000 Hours podcast. Singer is promoting the updated 10th Anniversary Edition of The Life You Can Save, which is available for download as a free e-book or audiobook. On the podcast, Singer discusses issues including:
What does he think are the most plausible alternatives to consequentialism?
Is it more humane to eat wild caught animals than farmed animals?
The re-release of The Life You Can Save
Whether it’s good to polarize people in favour and against your views
His active opposition to the Vietnam war and conscription
Should we make it easier for people to express unpopular opinions?
His most and least strategic career decisions
What does he think are the effective altruism community’s biggest mistakes?
Population ethics and arguments for and against prioritising the long-term future
What led to his changing his mind on significant questions in moral philosophy?
Peter Singer on the 80K podcast
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Peter Singer recently appeared as a guest on the 80,000 Hours podcast. Singer is promoting the updated 10th Anniversary Edition of The Life You Can Save, which is available for download as a free e-book or audiobook. On the podcast, Singer discusses issues including:
What does he think are the most plausible alternatives to consequentialism?
Is it more humane to eat wild caught animals than farmed animals?
The re-release of The Life You Can Save
Whether it’s good to polarize people in favour and against your views
His active opposition to the Vietnam war and conscription
Should we make it easier for people to express unpopular opinions?
His most and least strategic career decisions
What does he think are the effective altruism community’s biggest mistakes?
Population ethics and arguments for and against prioritising the long-term future
What led to his changing his mind on significant questions in moral philosophy?
What is at the heart of making moral mistakes?
What should we do when we are morally uncertain?
And more.