This volume contains all that the beginning reader or student needs to soundly grasp the ideas and issues involved in the field marx. Recent research in evolutionary psychology and the neurosciences has shed light on that question. I propose the driving force behind peter singers philosophical theory is the question how are we to live. To capture the essentials of what we know about the origins and nature of ethics, peter singer has drawn on anthropology, evolution, game theory, and works of fiction, in addition to the. He specialises in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, utilitarian perspective. His practical ethics is one of the most widely used texts in applied ethics, and rethinking life and death received the 1995 national book. Singer takes a different approach with this book and instead of culling from existing literature, he calls for essays and the result is an eclectic mix of essays that exhibit a wide range of contemporarys takes on some of the classic and current problems that philosophers wrestle with or theorize about. Buy a companion to ethics blackwell companions to philosophy by singer, peter isbn. Australia honors peter singer, murdoch press unhappy peter singer has been named a companion of the order of australia ac in the queens birthday honors list.
Deontological approachesethics as a system of rules and norms. A companion to ethics blackwell companions to philosophy series by peter singer. Jan narveson feeding the hungry oxford university press. A practical companion to ethics, fourth edition, is a concise and accessible introduction to the basic attitudes and skills that make ethics work, like thinking for oneself, creative and integrative problemsolving, and keeping an open mind. Dale jamieson, a companion to environmental philosophy david schmidtz and elizabeth willott, environmental ethics you can nd the required books at bluestockings 172 allen street between stanton and rivington as well as online. Syllabus college of arts and humanities college of arts.
Singer and lorna weir, politics and sovereign power. Fa a companion to ethics af peter singer som paperback bog pa. Conference on applied ethics held at hokkaido university on october 2830, 2016. He is the author of animal liberation, first published in 1975, and is widely credited with triggering the modern animalrights movement. New introductory essays in ethics and public policy, ed. Additional preparation there are many different learning tools available to you within your course of study in. Peter singer is one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. In this volume, some of todays most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself. Singer is a preference utilitarian, which means he thinks the morally right action is that which has the consequences of satisfying the preferences of the greatest number of people. Singer picks up the topics of animal rights and poverty amelioration and runs quite far with them.
A companion to the philosophy of science edited by w. Syllabus ethics and public policy 2017 harvard university. To capture the essentials of what we know about the origins and nature of ethics, peter singer has drawn on anthropology, evolution, game theory, and works of fiction, in addition to the classic moral philosophy of such thinkers as nietzsche, kant, and confucius. The selections on kantian, rights, virtue, and consequentialism are some that i recall offhand being good. The increased public awareness of what exactly transpires in our treatment of nonhumans in factory farming, medical research, product testing, and so on is, to a significant extent, due to the wide circulation of his work.
For a more recent reading that interprets nietzsches ethics as a perfectionist version of virtue ethics revolving around an original conception of the will to power see christine swanton, nietzschean virtue ethics, in stephen m. Will kymlicka, the social contract tradition, in peter singer ed. He is the founder and board chair of the life you can save, a nonprofit that fights extreme poverty. Abstract the ethical tradition in islam is a study of diverse approaches to ethical and moral values. Peter albert david singer ac born 6 july 1946 is an australian moral philosopher. Animal rights and human obligations, 1976, 250 pages, tom. The book is part of the blackwell companions to philosophy series and is divided into seven parts containing a total of 47 chapters, each written by authorities in fields such as philosophy. A companion to the philosophers edited by robert l. Such a question leads to the issue of ultimate values, and the problem of whether, at the fundamental level, it is possible to give reasons for choosing one way of life in preference to another. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Peter singer on life and death ross parish peter singer, rethinking life and death. Agenda, volume 3, number 3, 1996, pages 359366 killing people. The purpose of this collection is to bring together the wideranging papers on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read practical ethics. The point made in consequentialism that this is a theory of moral justification finding out what acts are right or wrong and not a theory of moral deliberation not a guide to make everyday decisions, necessarily was great. Peter singer and christian ethics are far closer than almost anyone has imagined, and this book is valuable to those who are interested in fresh thinking about the relationship between religious and secular ethics.
A companion to ethics book by peter singer paperback. Spring 2017 ethics and public policy 4 extra for me. Teleological approaches including consequentialism and utilitarianisma focus on ultimate goals. Using ethical arguments, provocative thought experiments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving, philosopher peter singer shows that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible. The anthropological basis of kantian ethics, philosophical topics 19, no. Hegels ethics, and hegel and marxism, in frederick c. Singer holds his appointment at princetons university center for human values jointly with his appointment as laureate professor at the university of melbourne, attached to the centre for applied philosophy and public ethics. Sep 27, 2015 a companion to ethics by peter singer in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. A companion to epistemology edited by jonathan dancy and ernest sosa 5.
Well organised collection of essays, good content listing and two level index. A companion to contemporary political philosophy twovolume set. A practical companion to ethics, 2010, 144 pages, anthony. A companion to ethics by peter singer in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. Peter singer can, with justification, be regarded as the founding father of the contemporary animal liberation movement. The core text will be peter singers a companion to ethics, which was selected because it covers a lot of ground in a number of relatively short, but challenging, essays. Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. A fter ruling our thoughts and our decisions about life and death for nearly two thousand years, the traditional western ethic has collapsed. Islamic ethics, in a companion to ethics, peter singer. Peter singer abstract in this volume, some of todays most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself. The journal of applied animal ethics research is an international and interdisciplinary scientific publication. A companion to contemporary political philosophy twovolume set, second edition edited by robert e. The dispute about the underclass in exploitation and exclusion. The assigned readings may be supplemented by handouts, including handouts that summarize the approaches of specific.
A companion to bioethics, second edition edited by aviezer tuckeredited by helga kuhse and peter singer 16. A companion to environmental philosophy edited by dale jamieson 20. A companion to bioethics wiley online books wiley online library. The ethical life russ shaferlandau oxford university press. John rawls, the law of peoples, in stephen shute and susan hurley eds. Msc pgdip pgcert ethics online phil11182 course uide 201920 5 week 6 expressivism blackburn, s. A companion to ethics blackwell companions to philosophy. The conference was organised by the center for applied ethics and philosophy, graduate school of letters, hokkaido university sapporo, japan. If we follow the development of singers ethical argument, we can see this is the issue. Race and class in the 20th century, edited by abebe zegeye, leonard harris, and julia maxted. Decamp professor of bioethics at the university center for human values, princeton university.
A companion to ethics by peter singer free book pdf. Equality, discrimination and preferential treatment, a companion to ethics, edited by peter singer, blackwell 1991. Peter singer, practical ethics from the animal ethics reader, pages 3344 module 4the rights view tom regan, practical ethics from the animal ethics reader, pages 1729. For thirty years, peter singers practical ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. Decamp professor of bioethics at princeton university, and a laureate professor at the centre for applied philosophy and public ethics at the university of melbourne. A companion to ethics will provide an invaluable stimulus for anyone interested in ethics which is to say it will benefit anyone interested in the central questions of human life. Peter singer famously argues that we should be doing a lot more than we are in fact doing to. Reprinted with permis sion of oxford university press.
Bmj peter singer has directed this book very expertly. Reviewessay of companion to ethics by peter singer 1991. A companion to cognitive science edited by william bechtel and george graham 15. This second edition of a companion to bioethics, fully revised and.
A standard way of arguing against a normative ethical theory is to show that in some circumstances the theory leads to judgments that are contrary to our common moral intuitions. Peter singer, practical ethics discussion questionsstudy guide prepared by prof. Read online now a companion to ethics blackwell companions philosophy ebook pdf at our library. The blackwell companion to philosophy, second edition edited by nicholas bunnin and eric tsuijames 2. Singers consequentialist approach in the field of normative ethics will be discussed as well as his understanding of the connection between normative ethics and applied or what he calls ethics practical ethics. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Blackwell companions to philosophy a companion philosophy of. A very short introduction, peter singer, oct 12, 2000, political science, 128 pages. A companion to bioethics, helga kuhse, peter singer, sep 12, 2001, philosophy, 528 pages. Peter singers ethical theory by mary elizabeth escoffery.
Fichtes philosophical revolution, philosophical topics 19, no. A companion to ethics by peter singer wandering mirages. When i spoke to peter singer, i wanted to get clearer about what he thinks darwinism can do to help us understand ethics. Peter singer was already one of the most influential applied ethicists before the publication of practical ethics. A companion to ethics by singer, peter, 1946publication date 1993. At the current time, ac is the highest rank within the order of australia. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A companion to bioethics edited by helga kuhse and peter singer 16. Decamp professor of bioethics at princeton university. A companion to ethics by singer, peter, 1946publication date 1993 topics ethics, social ethics, etica. A companion to ethics by peter singer is exactly what the title promises. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. A companion to aesthetics edited by david cooper 4.
Lori gruen, ethics and animals tom regan, the case for animal rights peter singer, animal liberation you can nd these books at bluestockings 172 allen street between stanton and rivington as well as online. Birla institute of technology and science, pilani pilani. Media in category peter singer the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Can we really hope to find any rational way of deciding how we ought to live. For millennia, philosophers have speculated about the origins of ethics. A companion to ethics blackwell companions to philosophy pdf. Tsuijames 2 a companion to ethics edited by peter singer 3 a companion to aesthetics edited by david cooper 4 a companion to epistemology edited by jonathan dancy and ernest sosa 5 a companion to contemporary political philosophy edited by robert e. A companion to ethics by peter singer pdf free download. Fa a companion to ethics af peter singer som bog pa engelsk 9780631187851. The following books will also be useful, but are not required.
Peter singer, one world the following books are not required but might be useful. Fundamental readings in ethics and contemporary moral problems. A companion to ethics by peter singer, 9780631187851, available at book. Ethics paperback peter singer oxford university press. He made his mark through his work on civil disobedience, famine relief, and animal. Daniel hausman and michael mcpherson, economic analysis, moral philosophy, and public policy 2006, 11833. Peter singer ractical ethicsp 1993, which is now considered a classic in the field. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. If we can, what would it be like, and how are we going to know when we have found it.
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