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Published · transcript-backedPeter Singer: belief
7 Jun 2023 Conversations with Tyler Peter Singer on Utilitarianism, Influence, and Controversial Ideas
“I think we all have that intuition. It’s not that I don’t have any retributive intuitions.”
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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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…In terms of just downright justice, flat-out right and wrong, I consider myself a two-thirds utilitarian, but not completely. You’re more than two-thirds. Can I pull you down to two-thirds and bring in justice for these extreme cases, where you can just point and say, “That was wrong”? I think we all have that intuition. It’s not that I don’t have any retributive intuitions. I don’t want retribution. I just want to be able to say it’s wrong without having to count up the utils.…
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