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Critiquing Amartya Sen's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"
42:34 - 45:15 (02:40)
The speaker critiques Amartya Sen's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", highlighting the lack of recognition of the political nature of famines.
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The transcript discusses the impact of politics in famines, economic growth and increasing crop yields, and how the world is connected when it comes to food distribution.
42:34 - 43:58 (01:23)
Summary
The transcript discusses the impact of politics in famines, economic growth and increasing crop yields, and how the world is connected when it comes to food distribution.
ChapterCritiquing Amartya Sen's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"
EpisodeThe Population Bomb
PodcastIf Books Could Kill
The global food shortage is due to an overall shortage of food, not just localized shortages, which is creating a serious problem.
43:58 - 44:34 (00:35)
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The global food shortage is due to an overall shortage of food, not just localized shortages, which is creating a serious problem. Despite being proven wrong on many claims in his book, The Population Explosion, author Paul Ehrlich still predicts dire consequences for the future and believes he didn't make strong enough predictions.
ChapterCritiquing Amartya Sen's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"
EpisodeThe Population Bomb
PodcastIf Books Could Kill
The speaker critiques conservative author Paul Ehrlich's failed predictions about death and famine in the US, and notes his current excuse for being wrong.
44:34 - 45:15 (00:41)
Summary
The speaker critiques conservative author Paul Ehrlich's failed predictions about death and famine in the US, and notes his current excuse for being wrong.