#66 - Peter Singer on being provocative, effective altruism, & how his moral views have changed

<p>In 1989, the professor of moral philosophy Peter Singer was all over the news for his inflammatory opinions about abortion. But the controversy stemmed from Practical Ethics — a book he’d actually released way back in 1979. It took a German translation ten years on for protests to kick off. </p><p> According to Singer, he honestly didn’t expect this view to be as provocative as it became, and he certainly wasn’t aiming to stir up trouble and get attention. </p><p> But after the protests and the increasing coverage of his work in German media, the previously flat sales of...