Are You An Evil Person For Eating Meat? - Peter Singer | Modern Wisdom 633

Peter Singer is a philosopher, creator of the ethical veganism movement, bioethicist, Princeton University professor, and author.

Do animals possess the capacity to suffer? And if they do, does that mean there is a moral case to ensure that we reduce their suffering as much as possible? Thankfully, the ethical case for animal welfare is much more interesting and reasonable than protestors throwing pigs blood over your Canada Goose coat.

Expect to learn just how much progress humans have made in improving animal welfare, which species actually have the greatest capacity for suffering, whether it's possible to do "ethical" meat farming, how to harmonise ecosystem preservation with hunting practices, Peter’s perspective on the current vegan movement & why it hasn’t gained global momentum, whether humans are ethically obliged to consume as few calories as possible, whether we need to be worried about AI agents' capacity to suffer and much more...

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00:00 Intro
01:48 Progress in Our Treatment of Animals
05:32 What is Peter’s Animal Liberation Argument?
14:14 An Animal’s Experience in 2023
27:30 Is There an Ethical Way to Farm Animals?
31:41 Is it Ethical to Have Pets?
35:00 Providing Aid to Suffering Wild Animals
40:18 Peter’s Thoughts on Modern Veganism
46:55 Why Didn’t More People Change from Peter’s Movement?
57:35 How Peter Amended His Book for a Modern Audience
1:02:15 Could AI Suffer & Should We Care?
1:09:46 Where to Find Peter

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