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HARDtalk: Peter Singer

Peter Singer, philosopher

09/06/2016 GMT

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Peter Singer

Stephen Sackur speaks  to Australian philosopher Peter Singer.

Philosopher Peter Singer's writing has seen him variously described as the most influential and dangerous philosopher alive today. Does he believe that ideas can change the world?

When we talk of power we think of tangible institutions, governments, armies, big business. But how about the power of ideas? From Socrates to Marx philosophers have challenged us to rethink the way we see the world and our place in it. So too my guest today, Australian philosopher Peter Singer. His writing on the relations between rich and poor, on medical ethics and animal rights have seen him variously described as the most influential and dangerous philosopher alive today. Does he believe ideas can change the world?

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