2024-08-26
36 分钟Today we talk about Peter Singer's response to an anticapitalist critique of his work. Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek's thoughts on the wrong ways to be thinking about ethical terminology. Philosophy in schools. Creative activism. The ongoing impact of the Effective Altruist movement. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Chubbies: https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/pt Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow
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So the other day I got a chance to interview a couple legends in the world of philosophy.
I got to talk to Peter Singer and Katargina de Lazari Raddick, which by the way, at the beginning of the conversation she said I could call her kasia instead of katarzyna.
I felt so special in the moment.
You guys have no idea how much respect I have for these thinkers doing this job for so long.
I felt so, so heard and seen in that moment.
Anyway, the two of them are pretty open to talk about anything in this conversation.
So knowing that neither of them are anti capitalists, I thought it'd be a good opportunity to continue getting philosophers opinions on the state of the world and what they think might make that world into a better place from within the current set of tools we have.
But I knew in order to do that, to get those kind of answers, I had to start the interview coming at these two as though I was one of these passionate anti capitalists.
So I turned my hat around backwards, I threw on my I would prefer not to zizek t shirt, and I decided to go in hot.
The first question I asked Peter Singer was this.
Peter Singer, you've dedicated a career to writing these books that spread awareness about the moral issues of our time, animal rights, global poverty, and you've done this while also making it easier for people to contribute to these issues via charity.
Should that be something they ever want to do?
But a common critique you've no doubt heard all throughout your career is a sort of anti capitalist attitude.
And the critique is this, that as well intentioned as you may be, what you really are, good sir, is someone who's just plugging holes on a sinking ship that liberal democratic capitalism has proven itself to be a failed system.
That these issues you're trying to raise, awareness of, animal rights, for instance, the exploitation of animals, is not a flaw in the system that needs to be fixed.