Love him or hate him, you certainly can't ignore him. For the past twenty years, Australian philosopher and professor of bioethics Peter Singer has pushed the hot buttons of our collective conscience. In addition to writing the book that sparked the modern animal rights movement, Singer has challenged our most closely held beliefs on the sanctity of human life, the moral obligation's of citizens of affluent nations toward those living in the poorest countries of the world, and much more, with arguments that intrigue as often and as powerfully as they incite.
"Writings On An Ethical Life" offers a comprehensive collection of Singer's best and most provocative writing, as chosen by Singer himself. Among the controversial subjects addressed are the moral status of animals, environmental account-ablility, abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and the ultimate choice of living an ethical life. This book provides an unsurpassed one-volume view of both the underpinnings and the applications of Singer's governing philosophy.
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Singer is a straight to the point philosopher. This book is a collection of chapters he's chosen from the large collection of books he's written over the years. Not everyone is going to like the chapters on euthanasia, but I think Singer's point is that what is more ethical is not necessarily what our society considers the norm. A good book for anyone who actually thinks about how their actions affect others and the world.
This was the first book I read by Peter Singer. It consists of a series of essays outlining his views on a number of different ethical issues. Excellent encapsulation of Singer's overall views on ethics. Probably the best book to introduce someone to the views of this renowned ethicist.
A collection of writings by the renowned and controversial philospher of Ethics. He uses a Socratic style of argument, which sometimes seems a little laboured, to present his case. While I did not always agree with him, he is certainly persuasive.
Peter Singer's greatest hits, these excerpts make sense on their own and work together to give you an impression of the man's overall philosophy.
Well there is one section talking about how truly there are 15 ways to determine if someone is legally dead but a medical board determined a long time ago that we do not have the sufficient resources or time to perform the 15 tests on someone when they are assumed dead so they voted and chose, the breath, and heart rate. Among the other tests were tests for hormone levels, etc. The doctors on this medical board did say that in rare cases these other tests could possibly save lives, but are not performed. The controversy surrounding this is modern philosophy is, are we allowing people to die?
A kid's book that adults can enjoy because of brilliant layered story lines.
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