Philosophy 101 In keeping withethicalprinciples that guided his thinking and writing from the 1970s, Singer devoted much of his time and effort (and a considerable portion of his income) to social and political causes, most notably animal rights but alsofamineandpovertyrelief,environmentalism, and ...
His novel Animal Liberation is considered a monumental, ground-breaking piece of philosophical literature. Animal Rights caused a watershed reaction by pushing the animal rights movement into the political forefront for the first time.Armed with a doctorate in philosophy, Singer theorized that animals ...
During our 1-hour conversation with Peter Singer we cover a variety of interesting topics such as: ethics and philosophy; why he is not an animal lover; why he is a flexible vegan; 3D printed meat; Peter’s personal mentors and inspirations; transhumanism and human nature; his biggest ...
His research is devoted primarily to moral philosophy and to practical ethics. His most significant works to date are Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save. This work has pushed Singer into public life where he has waged a political campaign ...
Similarities Between Peter Singer And Tom Regan Environmental Ethics:Singervs Regan Environmental ethics is defined: as a part of philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from solely including humans to including the nonhuman world (Wikipedia). For example‚ this includes...
-Singer holds to a purer version of utilitarianism. This makes him a very controversial philosophe Argument -One way to approach Singer's article is to ask for the argument. Philosophy is all about arguments. -An 'argument' can be defined as "a set of statements (premises) that provide evi...
Peter Singer – Unsanctifying Human Life Mary Anne Warren – On the Legal and Moral Status of Abortion Lesson 10 Lecture Notes (Applied Ethics part III) Lesson 11 Lecture Notes (Metaethics) Reagan – The Case for Animal Rights Lesson 12 Lecture Notes (Political Philosophy) John Rawls – A ...
Privacy is Utterly DeadPeterSingeris the Ira W. DeCamp Professor at Princeton University and the University of Melbourne that studies Bioethics‚ Philosophy and Public Ethics. His essay “Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets” focuses on transparency and personal privacy. One can see af...
global issues social change philosophy philanthropyAbout the speaker Peter Singer Philosopher, ethicist See speaker profile Sometimes controversial, always practical ethicist Peter Singer stirs public debate about morality, from animal welfare to global poverty. Learn more BOOK The Life You Can Save 10t...
I recently completed my PhD in philosophy, but throughout grad school, I have become completely disillusioned with academic philosophy (no jobs, prestige-obsessed, intimidating/arrogant people, etc.). But I love philosophy very dearly, and I’ve been told I stand a decent chance at getting a...