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Why it's Ok to Eat Meat | Dan Shahar


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Jack talks to moral philosopher Dan Shahar about his arguments for why it's morally acceptable to eat meat. 

Dan C. Shahar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy—Research at the University of New Orleans and a member of the Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute.

Topics covered in this episode:

  • Why Dan wrote the book 'Why it's Okay to Eat Meat'
  • How farmed animals suffer
  • The Inefficacy Thesis 
  • Cause prioritisation 
  • Effective altruism
  • How we determine moral obligations
...more
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