#6 — Peter Singer | Utilitarianism and Animal...

Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University. An Australian philosopher of religion, he is often considered one of the most thoughtful and important academic atheists in the world.Buy his book, Arguing About Gods, here.Timestamps: 00: ...  Show more

Get tickets for my UK tour here.Alain de Botton is the creator of The School of Life. A Swiss-born British author and public speaker, his books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasising philosophy's relevance to everyday life. 

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer about the concept of universal moral truths, the ethics of violence, free speech, euthanasia, animal welfare, and other topics. Peter Singer is the Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.  He is ...  Show more

In this bonus episode produced in association with the Open University as part of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Ethics Bites</span> series, Peter Singer, perhaps the world's best known living philosopher, discusses how we treat animals. A transcript of this episode is av ...  Show more

I have felt privileged to know the remarkable scholar Peter Singer as a friend and colleague for over a decade. We first met, I believe, in the context of atheism, but our discussions have ranged far more broadly, and his impact on my own thinking has been substantial. He and I e ...  Show more

Philosopher Peter Singer has spent decades arguing for animal rights; his arguments have persuaded millions to give up meat. Has the movement he inspired become unstoppable?