Utilitarianism.net Updates Again

This is a link post. New content since our last update includes: (1) A new study guide on Peter Singer's ‘All Animals are Equal’ (the first chapter from Animal Liberation Now), which covers: Singer's argument against speciesism (based on his analysis of what makes unjust discrimination in general wrong). Detailed discussion of factory farming as the most egregious example of mass mistreatment of animals. Why “equal consideration” does not entail “identical treatment”, and how Singer's view can make sense of its being much more morally bad to kill a person than a mouse (in most cases). Possible objections to Singer's strong anti-speciesism, based on (i) the treatment/enhancement distinction and (ii) the possibility of a prerogative to give some (human) beings more moral consideration than is objectively warranted. (Of course, even if one rejects Singer's strong anti-speciesism, that doesn’t suffice to justify factory farming.) Practical implications, including whether we should [...] ---Outline:(01:48) New Guest Essays(03:48) ConclusionThe original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: February 27th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/yQDGRKsu4hqvDikGf/utilitarianism-net-updates-again --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.