Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admire
Episode: Peter Singer Isn’t a Saint, But He’s Better Than Steve Levitt | People I (Mostly) Admire | Ep 90
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.
Animal Liberation
Buy on Amazon"I personally know at least a dozen people who became vegetarian after they read his book, Animal Liberation."
The Wealth of Nations
Buy on Amazon"Adam Smith's book, The Wealth of Nations, laid out what's called the Invisible Hand Theory, which is the idea that in a market setting, if every individual pursues their own self-interest, the market equilibrium is one that has many amazing characteristics."
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Buy on Amazon"You're referring to the Adam Smith of The Wealth of Nations, but there's also the Adam Smith of The Theory of Moral Sentiments."
Animal Liberation
Buy on Amazon"I was recently rereading the latest edition of your book, Animal Liberation, which was from 2015, and in the preface, you note the fact that meat consumption in the US, which had been rising for decades, suddenly fell every year from 2008 to 2015."