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.
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