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7 Jun 2023 Conversations with Tyler Peter Singer on Utilitarianism, Influence, and Controversial Ideas
“I think what I learned from Hegel was that the nature of society at a time, including its economic interests, does influence people’s ideas.”
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- Peter Singer
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- belief
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- 7 Jun 2023
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…But it’s a good book. Let me just make a point of adding that. Thank you. Thank you. I’m glad you think it’s a good book. I think what I learned from Hegel was that the nature of society at a time, including its economic interests, does influence people’s ideas. Of course, that’s an idea that a lot of people will associate with Marx, but Marx really, I think, took that from Hegel. I’m going to say that that’s an insight that I learned from Hegel rather than from Marx. If you, today, were to write a book about some other philosopher — you’re granted the free time to do it miraculously — who would that philosopher be?…
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