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Unmoderated Tag: TEDTalks Rating: No Votes Hits: 24 Comments: 0 Ted Talks: Peter Singer: The Why and How of Effective Altruism Ted Talks: Peter Singer: The Why and How of Effective Altruism 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. May 20, 2013 10:01 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: No Votes Hits: 128 Comments: 0 The Great Debate: Can Science Tell Us Right from Wrong? (FULL) The Great Debate: Can Science Tell Us Right from Wrong? (FULL) On November 6th, 2010 a panel of renowned scientists, philosophers, and public intellectuals gathered to discuss what impact evolutionary theory and advances in neuroscience might have on traditional concepts of morality. If human morality is an evolutionary adaptation and if neuroscientists can identify specific brain circuitry governing moral judgment, can scientists determine what is, in fact, right and wrong? The panelists were psychologist Steven Pinker, author Sam Harris, philosopher Patricia Churchland, physicist Lawrence Krauss, philosopher Simon Blackburn, bioethicist Peter Singer and The Science Network's Roger Bingham. Jan 12, 2013 2:48 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Amazing Hits: 4761 Comments: 39 Noam Chomsky & Peter Singer on Abortion Noam Chomsky & 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. Noam Chomsky is professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is one of the fathers of modern linguistics. Since the 1960s, he has become known more widely as a political dissident, an anarchist, and libertarian socialist. Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), University of Melbourne. He specializes in applied ethics, approaching ethical issues from a secular utilitarian perspective. User: spam_vigilante Jun 17, 2009 5:04 AM
 
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