Episode 150: Guest Peter Singer on Famine, Affluence, and Morality

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2016

⏱️ 127 minutes

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Summary

Mark and Wes interview perhaps the world's most influential living philosopher, then the full foursome discusses. We discuss his ongoing work rooted in his 1971 essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," about the warped priorities of our consumerist society: We spend money on luxuries while innocent children overseas die from inexpensively preventable causes. For more about Peter, see www.petersinger.info.

End song: "Ann the Word" by Beauty Pill (2015), explored in Nakedly Examined Music #19.

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0:30.0	You're listening to the partially examined life, a philosophy podcast by some guys who
0:36.8	are at one point set on doing philosophy for a living, but then thought better of it.
0:40.3	Our question for episode 150 is to what extent are we obligated to give to the poor?
0:45.9	We'll be interviewing Peter Singer, chiefly about the new release of its famed 1971 essay,
0:52.2	Famine, Affluence, and Morality.
0:54.2	If you enjoy the discussion, get a link to the text and lots more information at partiallyexaminalife.com.
0:59.4	This is Mark Linton Meyer, working full-time to increase the balance of happiness over
1:03.4	misery in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:05.7	This is Seth Paskin, definitely not doing as much as he could in Austin, Texas.
1:10.0	This is Wesol, one saving pond voils in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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1:18.2	Is that a natural kind?
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