Have We Fallen for the Greatest Deception? - Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu's hard-hitting truth - Sentientism 244

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Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu discusses his critique of animal agriculture and the ethical implications of our relationship with nonhuman animals.

In Sentientism episode 244, philosopher John Sanbonmatsu ( https://sentientism.info/sentientist-... ) discusses his powerful new book The Omnivore's Deception ( https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15422/97814... . It's a radical, hard-hitting critique of the stories we tell ourselves and each other to justify violence and oppression.We explore why the exploitation of nonhuman animals is not a trivial issue, but the defining ethical crisis of our time. John argues there is no such thing as “ethical” animal agriculture, challenging narratives from figures like Michael Pollan, Temple Grandin and Barbara Kingsolver.Topics include: The hidden violence of factory farming and so-called “humane” farming “Bad faith” and why people avoid uncomfortable truths (via Jean-Paul Sartre) Meat, masculinity, populism, misogyny, fascism and figures like Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate and Robert Kennedy Jr The femivore women who look for meaning in doing violence against animals The myth of “ethical” or “sustainable” animal farming Capitalism, disinformation, and self-deception Why welfarist or incremental reforms and utilitarianism risk obscuring or distracting us from the real problem. This is a…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Woodhouse

Guest: John Sanbonmatsu

Topics covered

• animal ethics
• factory farming
• humane farming
• capitalism
• disinformation
• self-deception
• ethical crisis

Keywords

• omnivore's deception
• animal agriculture
• ethical crisis
• factory farming
• humane farming
• self-deception
• disinformation

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