Peter Singer

Professor and author of "The Life You Can Save"

Peter Singer appears in the following:

Updating Animal Rights

Thursday, June 01, 2023

How animal rights issues are related to global crises from climate change to the spread of new viruses.

Why Should You Read That Depressing News Story?

Friday, April 01, 2016

When President Obama criticized the press this week, he extended his criticism to the public too. As as members of a news-consuming public, what ethical responsibilities do we have? 

Provocative Proposal for Doing Good

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

A professor of bioethics from Princeton argues in favor of "effective altruism" - that is, maximizing the number of people who benefit from your donations.

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The Science of Charitable Giving

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Last year, Giving Tuesday brought $10 million in dollars of donations to charities, though it's a small sum compared to the billions of dollars spent on all other shopping days like B...

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Feds: Humans Worth About $8 Million a Pop

Friday, February 18, 2011

How much is a human life worth? Could you hazard a guess at the federal government's answer? Try $8 million, give or take a couple, depending on the agency that's coming up with the figure. An article published by The New York Times about the process of setting the value of a human life caught our interest. The government must have a system in place to come up with this number, so it can set safety regulations for businesses. But each agency seems to have a different formula for coming up with the figure.

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No Excuses

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and author of The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty talks about how we have the ability to end poverty despite the economic downturn.

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Charity as an ethical obligation

Monday, March 16, 2009

Wrapped up as we are in our current recession, it’s hard for many of us to think about giving to charity. But Professor Peter Singer says that it is our ethical duty to give to charit...

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