If you're lucky enough to live without want, it's a natural impulse to help others in need. But, asks philosopher Peter Singer, what's the most effective way to give charitably? He talks through some surprising thought experiments to help you balance emotion and practicality -- and make the biggest impact with whatever you can share.
Showing posts with label Peter Singer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peter Singer. Show all posts
Monday, May 20, 2013
Peter Singer: The Why and How of Effective Altruism | TED
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Peter Singer - Global Atheist Convention 2010
Peter Singer at the Global Atheist Convention Melbourne March 2010.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
A Matter of Mind-Sets? Religion and Science | ABC Radio (With PZ, Singer, Dawkins)
March 27, 2010 on ABC Radio
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Do science and religion represent fundamentally different mind-sets? Physicist Richard Feynman said, 'Science is what we do to keep us from lying to ourselves'. From the Global Atheist Convention held in Australia this month, philosopher Peter Singer, biologist and popular science blogger PZ Myers, and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins weigh in on matters of minds and faith. Next week, renowned philosopher A.C Grayling.(via RichardDawkins.net)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Peter Singer: On Ethics
by Center for Inquiry
This was a lecture given during a 2007 CFI conference "Secular Society and its Enemies." Singer runs through various topics relating to Ethics and the talk wraps up with a few minutes of Q&A.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Noam Chomsky and Peter Singer on Abortion
These clips are taken from the 2006 Tony Kaye documentary "Lake of Fire" that graphically depicts the contemporary abortion debate in the United States.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Richard Dawkins Interviews Peter Singer (Uncut)
Richard Dawkins interviews Peter Singer for "The Genius of Charles Darwin", the Channel 4 UK TV program which won British Broadcasting Awards' "Best Documentary Series" of 2008. Buy the full 3-DVD set of uncut interviews, over 18 hours, in the RichardDawkins.net store
Saturday, May 3, 2008
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