The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Audiobook)

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

Oct 2, 2020

38:04

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Identifiable Victim Effect

3min

The Effective System and the Deliberative System

3min

The Effect of Emotions on Emotional Responses

3min

The Importance of Emotions in Disaster Relief

4min

The Limits of Our Sympathy for People Far Away

4min

The Diffusion of Responsibility

3min

The Market Inhibiting Effect of Fairness

3min

The Moral Necessity to Give to the Distant Poor

5min

10.

The Importance of Intuition

3min

11.

Famine, Affluent and Morality

3min

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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