Philosopher on Why Being Nice is Selfish, Is Incest Bad? &, Testing our Ethics! | Alex O'Connor from Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

Philosopher on Why Being Nice is Selfish, Is Incest Bad? &, Testing our Ethics! | Alex O'Connor

2 hour 3 minutes Posted Aug 20, 2025 at 3:21 pm.

Who has the most empathy?

Incest is ok! Empathy is self-serving

What are ethics? Finding out about ladyboys

Caring about holes + God needs priests

Why is bestiality wrong? Rationalising everything

Trolley problems + Utilitarianism's limits

Fat man variance

Plato, history of philosophy + Turbo losers

Deeper issues & motivations + Too many voting

Changing political systems + Rule utilitarianism

Brexit & feeling of losing cultural identity

Facts to serve feelings + Split brains

Philosophy of mind + What makes you, you?

What makes you happy? Turning it off

Does Alex have a therapist? Deep self-introspection

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YERRR – Alex O’Connor joins the boys to break down the wildest moral questions you’ve never wanted to answer. From siblings and animal relationships to split brains and trolley problems, it’s philosophy at its most unhinged.

Deep thoughts, dark hypotheticals, and big laughs.

All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE.

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