E87 - #89 - Against Animal Domination | John Sanbonmatsu
Published: March 16, 2026
Duration: 1:04:52
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John Sanbonmatsu is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
Website: https://www.johnsanbonmatsu.com/
Book: https://nyupress.org/9781479825967/the-omnivores-deception/
Summary:In this interview, we discuss three deceptions surrounding our relationship to animals. The first one is that we believe it's morally okay to dominate animals because it's natural. The second deception is that we can treat animals morally by utilizing small-scale farms instead of factory farms. And the third deception is self-deception. Specifically, we lie to ourselves...