Peter Singer: Israel-Palestine conflict analysis & speciesism debate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- I asked Peter Singer what he would do if Benjamin Netanyahu put him in charge. We discussed the Israel-Palestine war, Animal Rights, and ethics.
Peter Singer is dubbed the "the world's most influential living philosopher" by The New Yorker and has written, co-authored, edited, or co-edited more than 50 books.
Peter Singer is a renowned moral philosopher and an esteemed Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. Yesterday, May 6th, Peter Singer received Princeton University's 48th annual Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities.
Peter Singer started the Non-Profit organization: The Life You Can Save (www.thelifeyoucansave.org/).
Singer's website is: www.petersinger.info/
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Outline:
00:00 - Introductions
01:00 - Israel vs Palestine
10:35 - Debate on Speciesism (human vs animal rights)
Outline:
00:00 - Introductions
01:00 - Israel vs Palestine
10:35 - Debate on Speciesism (human vs animal rights)
Very nice by Peter Singer
Peter Singer is great!
@@jakenewfield 👍 I only listened to the speciecism part though
@@user-xi9ny8rv8w What did you think?
@@jakenewfield I was surprised how good his argument against speciecism is but sad that almost noone will act on it
@@user-xi9ny8rv8w I agree!
On anti-speciesism I think Peter Singer can't be argued against. He is a very smart and sensible man and one of the best minds out there. If I ever where to put one single person in charge of decisions, he would surely be among my first picks.
On Israel-Palestine, though, I think he cannot be entirely objective, understandably due to his nationality and ethnicity. When he says people on the Israeli side are not as extremist has Hamas, I think he fails to see how people like Ben Givr and Netanyahu himself with his Amalekh references have more or less openly called for ethnic cleansing and murder of civilians. How the IDF itself has been extensively reported to be executing civilians in cold blood. How a majority of the Israeli public is in favour of not letting humanitarian aid in Gaza. That, in my view, is no less extreme than what Hamas says. Hamas, though, at least has in part an excuse, namely being the breed born of a population living in oppression and captivity, with a low HDI, poor economic indicators. What excuse do the Israel zealots have, when they live in one of the most economically and technologically advanced countries on earth, with available education, travel, powerful passports and connection to thriving international communities? I think Israel govt is currently behaving even worse than Hamas.
I have to give Singer a lot of credit for the following, though:
-comparing the college protesters to civil rights movements like MLK
-comparing a diplomatic approach towards Palestinian militant groups to South Africa freeing Mandela (which is not a minor thing to do, considered the parallels that can be drawn with regards to the state of apartheid in place).
Surely a voice like his would do a lot of good on Israel-Palestine as well. But it is quite clear he is trying to stay away from expressing too persional on an opinion there. That's why your question "What would you do if Bibi resigned and put you in charge?" was a great one to ask.
Well done on this contribution, thank you.
Thank you, @HellPatrol92. These are great insights!
@jakenewfield Thank YOU!
It rare to see a thoughtful and respectful debate on these issues these days.
Nothing to say against antisemitism? Nothing about the call to Israel destruction (From the river to the sea)? Very disappointing, neutral and prudent intervention...
@lizaa6145, there's a lot that needs to be said. This conversation about Israel is a short one. Maybe if I speak with Peter Singer again, we'll get more into the details.