Peter Singer

Peter Singer, an Australian philosopher and professor at Princeton University asks his students the simple question of whether they would save a drowning child from a pond, while wearing they’re bran new pair of expensive shoes. The response was aggressive and passive “How could anyone consider a pair of shoes, or missing an hour or two at work, a good reason for not saving a child’s life?” ¹ Singer continued to argue that “ according to UNICEF, nearly 10 million children under five years old die

("11 Facts About Global Poverty | Dosomething.Org | Volunteer For Social Change"). With such a large economical gap shouldn’t people feel more compelled to act up and donate money to a cause? This is the question that author Peter Singer explores in his essay “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” with entails people being radically philanthropic, giving away all money that isn’t used on necessities. While this method seems like the most charitable course to take, humans enjoy luxuries and do

The reading I chose is Animal Liberation, by Peter Singer. Peter Singer argues against animals cruelty, discrimination, and animals equal rights. Singer uses philosophy to teach and educate others on his point of view. Singer points out that animals have rights too and supports animals just like he does with Black Liberation, Gay Liberation, and Women Liberation. Singer states, “It is a demand for a complete change in our attitudes to nonhumans. It is a demand that we cease to regard the exploitation

your answer.” More than three decades ago Peter Singer heralded the need for a new kind of liberation movement, one calling for a radical expansion of the human moral canvas and more importantly, a rejection of the horrors human beings have inflicted for millennia upon other sentient beings, treatment historically considered as being both natural and unalterable. Often regarded as being the father of the modern animal liberation movement, Singer contends that the campaign for animal

The main theme of Animal Liberation by Peter Singer is summarized in one quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer, “In their behavior towards creatures, all men [are] Nazis” (84). Singer spends the whole book attempting to prove that Nazis and the abusers of animals are the same. He does this by talking about scientific testing and the way animals are treated before being killed for their meat. He dives into the specifics of what happens during animal testing and animals killed for meat in order to appeal

supposedly spoken by Socrates at his trial after he chose death rather than exile. They represent the noble choice which is the choice of death in the face of an alternative. One of the philosophers that projected themselves to me most was Peter Singer. Singer is a philosopher mostly known for ethics. Ethics is about the basic choices that we make in our lives and one of those choices is how we spend our money. He challenges people

Unfortunately, not every individual in our world has access to either one or all of these essential life elements. In Peter Singer’s essay, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”, Singer emphasizes the importance of giving back to those who are less fortunate. Singer in particular claims that those who are affluent individuals should feel morally obligated to donate to humanitarian causes. In Peter Singer’s piece, he goes explaining a various reasons as to why affluent persons should be morally obligated to

Poverty At any given moment, there are millions of people suffering and dying each day due to poverty. According to Peter Singer, there is much more that we can and should do to help create a better life for these people. Even a small act can make a big difference. Although, there are many people who disagree that it is our duty to provide for those in need for various reasons. I will argue that Singer’s principle succeeds that it is our duty to help people in poverty. Singer’s argument states that

2018 Summary/Strong Response In the article, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”, Peter Singer discusses the importance of people contributing to organizations which aids children from underdeveloped countries. Singer asserts that by utilizing money that one earns to purchase unnecessary things, one would prevent children of dying from treatable illness and poverty. Through offering monetary contributions, this matter is one that Singer is passionate about and his reasoning for this approach

unnecessary items and the people in North Korean or parts in Africa can barely or many not even be able to afford food for the day to survive. As Peter Singer states “We cannot dis criminate against someone merely because he is far away... We are in a better position to judge what needs to be done to help a person near to us than one far away” (Singer P.2). Alongside this statement it shows that distance