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Why It's Okay to Eat Meat - Or Is It? | Dan Shahar (Rebroadcast)

Feb 02, 202553 min
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Episode description

Dan Shahar defends the view that eating meat is permissible, even though meat farming is not. Is this a coherent position?


[00:00] Introduction and Thought Experiment

[00:48] The Alien Analogy

[02:20] Moral Implications and Human Relationships

[03:33] Vegetarian Perspective and Ethical Dilemmas

[08:01] Super Cow Hypothetical

[12:11] Real-World Ethical Challenges

[21:59] Voting and Social Activism

[26:39] Moral Implications of Indirect Harm

[32:58] The Role of Social Norms in Ethical Decisions

[37:01] Individual Actions and Collective Outcomes

[48:09] Balancing Moral Obligations and Personal Values


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