Is sentientism the ethics of the future? I discuss the philosophy, history and movement of sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse.

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As mentioned in this episode, here is my conversation with the transhumanist philosopher David Pearce:   / rgj2f  

Jamie's conversation with David Pearce:    • "We need to systematise benevolence" ...  

00:00 Intro
01:50 What is sentientism?
9:55 Rational Ethics
14:18 What makes humans special?
19:41 Animal consciousness
23:40 Moral realism
29:51 Evolutionary biases
44:03 The veil of ignorance
50:05 Wild animal suffering
1:09:00 How could sentientism change the world?
1:14:34 Jamie’s personal story