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Peter Singer on his ethical legacy

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Discussion on the Petersburg Paradox and its assumptions

The St. Petersburg paradox assumes that one can infinitely increase well-being, but practically, we cannot do that./nRepeating a bet several times with a 49% chance of losing is virtually certain to wipe out humanity and lose everything./nThe philosopher Henry Sidgwick was one of the great utilitarians of the late 19th century.

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