Soleme: It's really hard to argue for why you should care about other people. He says embracing kant is no different than embracing god of older new testament or the koran. Soleme argues that a belief that you've decided to take onour for yourself that has no cand you can't justify it.
Philosopher William MacAskill of the University of Oxford and a founder of the effective altruism movement talks about his book What We Owe the Future with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. MacAskill advocates "longtermism," giving great attention to the billions of people who will live on into the future long after we are gone. Topics discussed include the importance of moral entrepreneurs, why it's moral to have children, and the importance of trying to steer the future for better outcomes.