Morality's Limit (Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis)

June 18, 2019 01:38:04
Morality's Limit (Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis)
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Morality's Limit (Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis)

Jun 18 2019 | 01:38:04

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Show Notes

Is the “Morality Everywhere Problem” really a problem? ... Why Robert finds the moral question difficult to dispel  ... Peter Singer’s “drowning child” thought experiment ... Is weakness of will keeping Robert from volunteering at the soup kitchen? ... Dan: “Embrace the normal” ... What do those living in dire poverty want first-worlders to do? ... Why Rob is repulsed by utilitarianism ... Dan: The end goal of charity is human flourishing ... Were people less sensitive in the past? ...

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