Peter Singer: Animal Liberation, Forty Years On

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Published 2015-09-30

Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation, often credited with starting the modern animal rights movement, was first published in September 1975. In this lecture, the author assesses how well the argument has stood up over that period, and what progress has been made towards the changes in our treatment of animals that the book advocates.

Peter Singer, Princeton University and University of Melbourne
September 18, 2015

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All Comments (21)

@Godlimate 3 years ago

Currently reading animal liberation. It is a tool that will enhance your logical reasoning. Strongly recommend it!
@dommidavros2211 2 years ago

When the guy introducing Peter said "I'm no longer a vegetarian..." I was waiting for the moment where he says "I'm now a vegan" - That moment never came! 🤬🤬
@NoPityForThePlatsch 3 years ago

How do you ethically kill someone who does not want to die? Please enlighten us, Mr moderator man!
@julioamador157 3 years ago

They really could not find someone to introduce Singer who actually followed his philosophy? Why is this guy talking about an ethical way of eating meat?
@MichaelMcCallister097 3 years ago

Starts at 3:58
@Jakob172 1 year ago

Vegan 5 years now! We can do this people
@lipika9164 4 years ago

Great lecture, eye-opening
@johnnysprocketz 4 years ago

Professor Singer sounds like a genius compared to those answering questions and/or making comments.
@CEarthling 2 years ago

Vegan for Animals ❤ one of the best decision of my life.
@benjaminshaffer6265 5 years ago

Thanks for posting! Great use of hour and a half
@tanujsodiyal6043 3 years ago

Definitely going to read this book
@GoVeganForTheAnimal 2 years ago

There is no ethical way to cause immense suffering to animals you don't need to exploit and kill, bro... what the? ? ?
@quintama1007 1 year ago

Thanks putting subtitle on questions.
@Kevin-ul8ux 3 years ago

That introductory speaker would've done a better job if he'd limited his remarks to only jestures and grunting.
@ShadowZZZ 3 years ago

Awesome. Another great video which briefly summarizes the philosophy of animal rights of the one by crash course philosophy, part 42. I also like watching videos by Earthling Ed's speeches or Cosmic Skeptic speeches. Gary Yourofsky also makes great speeches I recommend checking out. I'm vegan and think everyone who can should be vegan. For more information on this deeply important topic I recommend checking out the channels I mentioned earlier, as well as watching documentaries like "dominion", "the game changers", "what the health", and "cowspiracy".
@soubhikmukherjee6871 2 years ago

Four legs good, two legs bad-George Orwell.
@lewisbensted7161 3 years ago

Legend.
@parastooart9842 2 years ago

The moderator man doesn’t believe in what he’s introducing…. What a joke!…. Worst introduction ever! It’s actually disrespectful to laugh at eating animals in a room that supposed to talk about animal liberation! I wish this awesome writer/speaker would have a better introduction. Peter singer is amazing.
@Kate-zl3zl 2 years ago

There are no valid arguments for unnecessarily eating animals (and it can be handled so it's never necessary for anyone)
@MassMultiplayer 2 years ago

what ethical way to eat meat?