# Peter Singer

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Justifying The Means

When we are asked to make a moral choice, many of us imagine it involves listening to our hearts. To that, philosopher Peter Singer says, "nonsense." Singer believes there are no moral absolutes, and that logic and calculation are better guides to moral behavior than feelings and intuitions. This w…

TGM Classic | Peter Singer | The Ethics of Doing Good: A Wake-Up Call for the Comfortable

What if doing the most good was simpler—and more within reach—than you ever imagined? In this powerful episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius is joined by world-renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer for a conversation that will challenge how you think about ethics, generosity, and your role …

A modern argument for the rights of animals | Peter Singer

Why do we prioritize human rights over those of other species? Philosopher Peter Singer dives into what he calls "speciesism," the root of the widely ignored mistreatment of animals around the world, from factory farms to product-testing facilities. He makes the case for ending the commercial explo…

A modern argument for the rights of animals | Peter Singer

Why do we prioritize human rights over those of other species? Philosopher Peter Singer dives into what he calls "speciesism," the root of the widely ignored mistreatment of animals around the world, from factory farms to product-testing facilities. He makes the case for ending the commercial explo…

Episode 254: Wildlife ethics with Meera Inglis

This episode's guest is Dr Meera Inglis of the Department of International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University in the UK. Meera's research concerns animal and environmental ethics, including conservation, climate change, and environmental justice. We discuss her 2020 article …

Episode 36 - "What will we invent in the future?"

This week, Steve and Christabel talk artificial wombs in answer to Steve’s son’s question, ‘What will we invent in the future?’ Christabel takes us through feminist critiques of the punitive social expectations and coercive medical practices that surround pregnancy, care of Shulamith Firestone, Jul…

What is pleasure?

Is everything we do just for pleasure? For the Ancient Greek hedonists, and utilitarians such as Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), pleasure is what motivates us. And for most of us, if we think of a good life, we're probably imagining one filled with things that bring us pleasure. Because of its role in …

Effective Altruism Makes You a Bad Person

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Effective Altruism Makes You a Bad Person

Welcome to our new series, The Politics of AI. In this episode, Marc Barnes and Alex Denley discuss the philosophy and ethics of Effective Altruism. The EA movement is premised on the belief that "we must do the most good possible" and do so with the greatest effect. It's main thinkers (we've been …

Burn-In: how AI will change the battlefields of tomorrow with August Cole and Peter Singer, Ep. 43

August Cole and Peter Singer are authors of the near future techno-thriller titled Burn-In about a FBI agent who is partnered up with a A.I. Support the stream on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/TheTeamHouseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--596…