Michael Huemer AMA

Join the community ➢   / discord   Our Instagram ➢   / animalrightsadvocates   Support ➢   / araofficial   Michael Huemer's Links: https://www.owl232.net/ https://spot.colorado.edu/~huemer/ 0:00 Intro 4:55 Why we should hold certain values 12:52 Do you draw the line of moral consideration at animal kingdom? 14:43 Is murder etc still wrong if there are no societal conventions against, service animals, free range 20:00 How are vegan views compatible with anarcho-capitalism 22:30 Trolley dilemma modified 29:48 Is there a best way to convince someone to veganism 32:20 Can capitalism achieve the ends of veganism 36:51 What is your favorite animal 37:35 What is the necessary criteria for exploitation 41:18 How should vegans respond to crop deaths 49:16 If liberalism is the objectively correct moral stance can they bring non liberal states to liberalism? 53:42 How can animal studies programs be used to promote empathy for animals 57:10 How do we discern what moral truths are 1:05:25 Peter singer drowning child argument 1:08:07 Nonvegans asking if it is advisable to be reducitarian and other views 1:12:55 Should we engineer humans to be able to photosynthesize 1:15:35 Evolutionary style debunking arguments 1:23:58 Backyard chickens, zoos, horseback riding (reminder: not reflective of our view) 1:27:30 Probabilistic Reasons Principle critiques 1:35:25 Is it wrong to kill animals if they don't suffer 1:36:60 Is morality subjective or objective 1:41:20 Coconut Island hypothetical 1:44:50 Newcomb's paradox 1:52:33 Is speech act theory defensible 1:58:07 How do you feel about feeding companion animals plant based 1:59:00 If animals don't have rights, do humans? 1:59:55 More on service animals 2:00:55 Should we refer to animals as "it" or "them" 2:01:37 Boyd criticism, which naturalist theories meet your conditions 2:03:54 Closing statement