Conversations with History: Peter Singer 

terrific conversation and interviewer, thank you to both.

Such powerful and valuable ideas from such a soft spoken man - Truly a voice of reason!

Brilliant man.

The open credits looked and sounded so 80's!

I'm not very well versed in moral philosophy but I'd love to know what Singer thinks (or anyone interested) about the idea that preference utilitarianism actually doesn't work because the best possible outcome is rarely what a person thinks they prefer. It's a complete minefield of an idea and probably one that can't really be applied practically.

brillant!

You say there are low chances of finding a "lovely and caring girl" that's also vegan. In what sense did you use a utilitarian perspective to estimate these chances?

In what sense can you use a utilitarian perspective to determine your chances of finding a lovely and caring girl that's also vegan?

Animal liberation is taught.

You didn't answer my question at all.

im vegan but loved ur comment

It is a shame. T.T It's the same song though.

What the fuck?! Why have they got rid of the classic music?!

First, the word you are searching for is not utility but utilitarianism and second if an action leads to greater harm for a larger number of people it's by definition wrong according to utilitarianism so the fact that you think that utilitarianism justifies policies that will lead to a "greater number of poor" tells me that you don't know what you are talking about.

“Clearly, there were moral flaws in the setting up of the state of Israel without proper consultation and participation by Palestinians,” he says. “But that was a long time ago now, and I think that instead of looking backwards, we should try to work out the best solution for all those living in Israel and the occupied territories.” He has occasionally ventured from academia into activism, signing a petition in 2010 renouncing his right of return to Israel because it is “a form of racist privilege that abets the colonial oppression of the Palestinians”.

Haha. I'm vegan but I thought your comment was funny nonetheless.

That doesn't even make sense.

That's a bit sexist.