Debating Morality With Philosophical Legends

For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic VIDEO NOTES This event, "The Mystery of Morality", was hosted at the Royal Institution on the 12th of June, 2025. Peter Singer (Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University), is a world-renowned utilitarian philosopher and animal rights advocate. Jessica Frazier (Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies), is a scholar of comparative religion and Indian philosophy at the University of Oxford. Richard Swinburne (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford), is a leading Christian philosopher and defender of theism. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 4:06 Peter Singer Opening 7:03 Jessica Frazier Opening 10:23 Richard Swinburne Opening 16:33 Alex O'Connor Opening 21:47 How Do We Ground Ethics? 35:49 Emotions and Feeling in Ethics 41:58 Homosexuality Debate 56:27 Animal Ethics 1:08:20 Critiquing of Utilitarianism 1:17:31 QnA CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter:   / cosmicskeptic   Facebook:   / cosmicskeptic   Instagram:   / cosmicskeptic   TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... CONTACT Business email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------