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Chapter 04: Why Don't We Give More? Read by Natalia Vodianova.

Oct 2, 2020
38:04
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
The Identifiable Victim Effect
03:02 • 3min
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3
The Effective System and the Deliberative System
06:12 • 3min
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The Effect of Emotions on Emotional Responses
09:32 • 3min
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5
The Importance of Emotions in Disaster Relief
12:47 • 4min
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6
The Limits of Our Sympathy for People Far Away
16:23 • 4min
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7
The Diffusion of Responsibility
20:14 • 3min
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8
The Market Inhibiting Effect of Fairness
23:08 • 3min
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The Moral Necessity to Give to the Distant Poor
26:09 • 5min
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The Importance of Intuition
31:38 • 3min
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Famine, Affluent and Morality
34:48 • 3min
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In this chapter–narrated by supermodel, philanthropist, and angel impact investor, Natalie Vodianova–Professor Singer considers the psychological factors underlying why people don’t give more, and what might change that. Drawing upon his experiences, he debunks the hypothesis that “It’s not in our nature,” to understand the moral necessity of giving to the distant poor. 

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