Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer about important problems in ethics. They discuss his career as a philosopher, the moral status of non-human animals, the ethics of moral hierarchies, speciesism, the scale of animal suffering, conscientious omnivores, animal experimentation, the tragic case of Sam Bankman-Fried, concerns about Effective Altruism, the problems with focusing on existential risk, the comparative nature of human suffering, the work of Derek Parfit, objective morality, and other topics.
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Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.
#186 — The Bomb
#185 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
#184 — The Conversational Nature of Reality
#183 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
#182 — Unlearning Race
#181 — The Illusory Self
#180 — Sex & Power
#179 — The Unquiet Mind
#178 — The Reality Illusion
#177 — Psychedelic Science
#176 — Knowledge & Redemption
#175 — Leaving the Faith
#174 — Life & Mind
#173 — Anti-Semitism and Its Discontents
#172 — Among the Deplorables
#171 — Escaping a Christian Cult
#170 — The Great Uncoupling
#169 — Omens of a Race War
#168 — Mind, Space, & Motion
#167 — A Few Thoughts on White Supremacy
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