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#633 - Peter Singer - Are You An Evil Person For Eating Meat?

Modern Wisdom

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Utilitarianism and Consequentialism

Consequentialism is the genus, utilitarianism is the species. The difference between them is not their attitudes to what's realistic or what's not. It's their attitude to what are the consequences that we want to maximize. Well-being of all sentient creatures means suffering as little pain as possible. But I don't think well-being is the only consequence that matters.

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