Peter Singer

princeton.edu

Философия

Peter Singer is a renowned philosopher and ethicist, widely recognized for his influential work on animal rights and bioethics.
Born in Australia in 1946, he has authored numerous books, including the seminal "Animal Liberation" (1975).
Singer's utilitarian approach to ethics has sparked both praise and controversy.
He currently serves as Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and has been ranked among the world's most influential thinkers.
Singer's work extends beyond academia, inspiring the founding of The Life You Can Save, a non-profit organization focused on alleviating global poverty.
His writings have been translated into over 30 languages, cementing his status as a prominent figure in contemporary philosophy.

Книги от Peter Singer

Animal Liberation

от Peter Singer • 1975

Sentience, not species, determines who matters morally. The book that changed how we treat animals.

4.31

11 000+

🐾 Animal Ethics 🏭 Factory Farming ✊ Animal Rights ⚖️ Utilitarianism 💔 Animal Suffering

Animal Liberation

Sentience, not species, determines who matters morally. The book that changed how we treat animals.

от Peter Singer 1975 354 страници

4.31

11 000+ оценки

🐾 Animal Ethics 🏭 Factory Farming ✊ Animal Rights ⚖️ Utilitarianism 💔 Animal Suffering

The Life You Can Save

от Peter Singer • 2009

Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.

4.15

6000+

🧮 Effective Altruism 🌍 Global Poverty ⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics 💝 Charitable Giving 🌐 Global Justice

The Life You Can Save

Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.

от Peter Singer 2009 224 страници

4.15

6000+ оценки

🧮 Effective Altruism 🌍 Global Poverty ⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics 💝 Charitable Giving 🌐 Global Justice

Ethics in the Real World

от Peter Singer • 2016

A philosopher's case that buying a luxury watch when children are dying is an ethical failure.

3.92

5000+

⚖️ Applied Ethics 🏛️ Moral Philosophy 🌍 Effective Altruism 📊 Utilitarianism 🐾 Animal Rights

Ethics in the Real World

A philosopher's case that buying a luxury watch when children are dying is an ethical failure.

от Peter Singer 2016 336 страници

3.92

5000+ оценки

⚖️ Applied Ethics 🏛️ Moral Philosophy 🌍 Effective Altruism 📊 Utilitarianism 🐾 Animal Rights

The Way We Eat

от Peter Singer • 2006

What three American meals reveal about the hidden moral cost of your dinner.

4.09

4000+

🥕 Food Ethics 🐷 Animal Welfare 🏭 Factory Farming 🏷️ Ethical Consumerism 🌱 Vegan Ethics

The Way We Eat

What three American meals reveal about the hidden moral cost of your dinner.

от Peter Singer 2006 328 страници

4.09

4000+ оценки

🥕 Food Ethics 🐷 Animal Welfare 🏭 Factory Farming 🏷️ Ethical Consumerism 🌱 Vegan Ethics

The Most Good You Can Do

от Peter Singer • 2015

Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.

3.80

3000+

🎯 Effective Altruism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 📊 Evidence-Based Charity 🌍 Global Poverty 💼 Social Impact Careers

The Most Good You Can Do

Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.

от Peter Singer 2015 211 страници

3.80

3000+ оценки

🎯 Effective Altruism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 📊 Evidence-Based Charity 🌍 Global Poverty 💼 Social Impact Careers

Practical Ethics

от Peter Singer • 1979

Suffering, equally weighed, rewrites what we owe the poor, the dying, and every creature that feels.

4.06

3000+

🧭 Applied Ethics ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🐾 Animal Ethics 🌍 Global Poverty 🌿 Environmental Ethics

Practical Ethics

Suffering, equally weighed, rewrites what we owe the poor, the dying, and every creature that feels.

от Peter Singer 1979 356 страници

4.06

3000+ оценки

🧭 Applied Ethics ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🐾 Animal Ethics 🌍 Global Poverty 🌿 Environmental Ethics

Marx

от Peter Singer • 1980

Why Marx's critique of capitalism still explains inequality, globalization, and the climate crisis.

3.71

3000+

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📈 Economic Theory 📜 Intellectual History 🔍 Critical Theory ⚒️ Class Struggle

Marx

Why Marx's critique of capitalism still explains inequality, globalization, and the climate crisis.

от Peter Singer 1980 130 страници

3.71

3000+ оценки

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📈 Economic Theory 📜 Intellectual History 🔍 Critical Theory ⚒️ Class Struggle

Hegel

от Peter Singer • 1983

Mind, not matter, drives reality. History is freedom waking up. Hegel explained why.

3.86

3000+

🧠 German Idealism ⚙️ Dialectical Method 🕰️ Philosophy Of History 🕊️ Rational Freedom 🤝 Social Recognition

Hegel

Mind, not matter, drives reality. History is freedom waking up. Hegel explained why.

от Peter Singer 1983 131 страници

3.86

3000+ оценки

🧠 German Idealism ⚙️ Dialectical Method 🕰️ Philosophy Of History 🕊️ Rational Freedom 🤝 Social Recognition

Animal Liberation Now

от Peter Singer • 2023

Suffering is suffering regardless of species. Everything else is bias we have learned not to see.

4.53

1000+

🐾 Animal Ethics 📚 Moral Philosophy ✊ Animal Rights 🏭 Factory Farming ⚖️ Utilitarianism

Animal Liberation Now

Suffering is suffering regardless of species. Everything else is bias we have learned not to see.

от Peter Singer 2023 370 страници

4.53

1000+ оценки

🐾 Animal Ethics 📚 Moral Philosophy ✊ Animal Rights 🏭 Factory Farming ⚖️ Utilitarianism

One World

от Peter Singer • 2002

Borders do not contain carbon, missiles, or pandemics. They should not contain your conscience.

3.72

1000+

🌍 Global Ethics 🏛️ Cosmopolitanism 💡 Effective Altruism 🧮 Utilitarianism 🌡️ Climate Ethics

One World

Borders do not contain carbon, missiles, or pandemics. They should not contain your conscience.

от Peter Singer 2002 272 страници

3.72

1000+ оценки

🌍 Global Ethics 🏛️ Cosmopolitanism 💡 Effective Altruism 🧮 Utilitarianism 🌡️ Climate Ethics

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