Where sceptics fail | with Alex O'Connor
Philosophy For Our Times
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The Motivational Force Is Consistent Philosophical Constance
So what do you think is the best way as it were to convince people of why it's morally problematic to heat animals or consume other animal products but to actually change their behavior. Is it going to be through reasons and/or by someone reading a philosophy book? For me for a person like me just reading the book is enough to make me want to go vegan because i have this desire towards consistency in some ways quite a selfish kind of drive hereYes just want to not fall into cognitive dissonance as it kind of is with i mean famously a lot of people deny the existence of altruism altogether.
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