Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter - A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition

Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter - A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition - Paperback

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Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter - A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition
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Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter - A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition - Paperback

Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter - A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition - Paperback

by Peter Singer
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by Peter Singer (Author)

Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's most influential philosopher

Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words.

In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The collection also includes some more personal reflections, like Singer's thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a holiday feast.

Provocative and original, these essays will challenge--and possibly change--your beliefs about a wide range of real-world ethical questions.

Author Biography

Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University and the recipient of the Berggruen Prize for ideas that shape human self-understanding. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, and The Life You Can Save.

Number of Pages: 488
Dimensions: 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: April 18, 2023
ISBN9780691237862
Author Peter Singer
PublisherPrinceton University Press
GenrePhilosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages488
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, a position that he now combines with the position of Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. An Australian, in 2012 he was made a Companion to the Order of Australia, his country's highest civilian honor. His books include Animal Liberation (1975; Bodley Head, 2015), Practical Ethics (1979; CUP, 2011), The Life You Can Save (Picador, 2010), and The Most Good You Can Do (Yale University Press, 2015).

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