#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
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#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality mentions Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, Indistractable by Nir Eyal, A Theory of Justice by John Rawls, and Eating Animals with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
Peter Singer is probably the most important philosopher in my life in terms of how he's changed the way I think.
And in that, he cites a couple of studies that he suggests show that there isn't such a thing as pleasure chasing.
John Rawls is mentioned in the context of his principle, the veil of ignorance.
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“The main thing that got me thinking about veganism was Peter Singer's book Animal Liberation. Peter Singer is probably the most important philosopher in my life in terms of how he's changed the way I think.”
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“The speaker discusses Nir Eyal's new book, 'Indistractable', which cites studies suggesting that pleasure chasing may not exist, only pain avoidance.”
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“John Rawls is mentioned in the context of his principle, the veil of ignorance, which is used to discuss moral considerations in society.”
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“There's a book called eating animals should we stop... he made this point he says in the introduction or something he says I bet you assume what my conclusion is here.”
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“Arthur Schopenhauer is mentioned in relation to his famous essay discussing the nature of pleasure and pain, emphasizing that pain is the most real thing.”
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“Camus is referenced regarding the meaning of life, suggesting that it revolves around finding excuses not to end one's life.”
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“Hitchens said in his memoir... he was sort of Chris Hitchens wrote a memoir, wrote a book, a biography of Thomas James.”
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“The speaker mentions the option to study the novels of Dostoevsky in their theology course, specifically focusing on Jesus in those novels.”
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The host mentioned 'Animal Liberation' by Peter Singer as a pivotal influence on his decision to adopt veganism. He emphasizes how Singer's philoso…
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