The question is not whether we can ignore suffering, but whether we choose to.” Peter Singers philosophy on utilitarianism, animal rights, effective altruism, vegan ethics, and global poverty still ...

Philosophers Peter Singer and Roger Scruton engaged in an hour-long debate yesterday evening about the ethics of eating animals. Singer, a professor of bioethics at the University Center for Human ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the Center for Human Values, and Robert George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and professor of Politics, ...

(RNS) — It may appear strange that a Catholic moral theologian (me) would interact with an atheist philosopher who has consistently rejected the sanctity of human life (Peter Singer) while demanding ...

I'm always looking for books that force me to revisit my ethical positions on how we use and abuse nonhuman animals (animals) and other aspects of human-animal interactions, so when I was asked to ...

Six Experts Join the Council from Ethics, Environmental Justice, Venture Investing, Product Brand Strategy, Next Gen Leadership and Health. "Fund Manager Dr. Sasha Goodman and I have our heads down in ...

This book by controversial ethicist Singer (a founder of the animal rights movement) is both broader and narrower than it purports to be. It offers a look at almost every significant policy the ...

When facing a disease that kills up to 70% of those who are infected, and no accepted treatment yet exists, should patients be subjected to clinical trials in which they might receive a placebo?

There are long-established guidelines proscribing the publication of articles based on scientific experiments or trials that fail to protect the rights of human research subjects. But, as an article ...

Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher widely regarded as one of the most influential living philosophers, particularly for his contributions to the animal liberation movement. Born in Melbourne to ...

When I first learned that a thorough revision of Peter Singer's classic book Animal Liberation was going to be published in May 2023 with the title Animal Liberation Now, I couldn't wait to get my ...