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

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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 Check out FeedSpot's list of 90 best philosophy podcasts, where Brain in a Vat is ranked at 15, here: https://podcast.feedspot.com/philosophy_podcasts/

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