Modern Wisdom

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

May 27, 2023

Peter Singer, a renowned philosopher and bioethicist from Princeton, dives into the ethical implications of animal welfare and the moral obligations of meat consumption. He discusses the capacity of animals to suffer and whether ethical meat farming is possible. The conversation explores the challenges of the vegan movement, pressing issues in wildlife management, and the complexities of balancing personal health with ethical eating. Singer also raises thought-provoking questions about AI's potential for suffering, urging listeners to reconsider their dietary choices and ethical responsibilities.

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Episode guests

Peter Singer

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Intro

4min

Revisiting Animal Liberation: Ethical Implications

14min

Animal Welfare in Commercial Farming

23min

Ethical Dilemmas in Wildlife Management

2min

Ethics of Meat Consumption

13min

Understanding Utilitarianism and Consequentialism

2min

Navigating Ethical Eating

8min

Ethics and Consciousness in AI

9min

Peter Singer is a philosopher, creator of the ethical veganism movement, bioethicist, Princeton University professor, and author.

Do animals possess the capacity to suffer? And if they do, does that mean there is a moral case to ensure that we reduce their suffering as much as possible? Thankfully, the ethical case for animal welfare is much more interesting and reasonable than protestors throwing pigs blood over your Canada Goose coat.

Expect to learn just how much progress humans have made in improving animal welfare, which species actually have the greatest capacity for suffering, whether it's possible to do "ethical" meat farming, how to harmonise ecosystem preservation with hunting practices, Peter’s perspective on the current vegan movement & why it hasn’t gained global momentum, whether humans are ethically obliged to consume as few calories as possible, whether we need to be worried about AI agents' capacity to suffer and much more...

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