Peter Singer

Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and founder of the non-profit organization The Life You Can Save. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, and Why Vegan? His new edition of The Golden Ass, translated by Ellen Finkelpearl, was published in April.

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Victims of the Unvaccinated Jan 9th 2022

Beefatarians Not Wanted Jul 9th 2021

The Measure of Moral Progress Jun 10th 2021

The Lives You Saved Dec 12th 2019

Too Much Gratitude? Jan 10th 2019

The Trial of the Century Sep 12th 2018

Prisoners of Pain Jan 17th 2018

A Life that Mattered Mar 15th 2017

Free Speech and Fake News Jan 9th 2017

Are Insects Conscious? May 12th 2016

Extreme Altruism Mar 19th 2016

The Cow Who… Feb 6th 2016

The Hidden Goods of 2015 Jan 7th 2016

Paris and the Fate of the Earth Nov 11th 2015

Volkswagen and the Future of Honesty Oct 7th 2015

Escaping the Refugee Crisis Sep 1st 2015

Bentham’s Fallacies, Then and Now Aug 13th 2015

Reconsidering Man’s Dominion Jul 14th 2015

Magna Carta at 800 Jun 5th 2015

Life-Saving Drugs for All May 12th 2015

Effective Altruism Apr 20th 2015

The Ethics of Fighting Ebola Nov 13th 2014

Choosing Death Sep 9th 2014

Ethics in Gaza Aug 4th 2014

Is There A Right To Secede? Jul 10th 2014

The Ethical Cost of High-Price Art Jun 4th 2014

Is Citizenship a Right? May 6th 2014

Philosophy on Top Apr 9th 2014

The Last Laugh in Ukraine Feb 27th 2014

A Clear Case for Golden Rice Feb 18th 2014

A Statue for Stalin? Jan 9th 2014

The Founding Fathers’ Fiscal Crisis Oct 4th 2013

Dethroning King Coal Aug 7th 2013

The Spying Game Jul 5th 2013

The Ethics of Big Food Mar 13th 2013

Is Open Diplomacy Possible? Dec 15th 2010

Freedom of Religion or Freedom of Speech? Apr 15th 2009

Thirty Years of “Test-Tube” Babies Jan 18th 2009

The Tragic Cost of Being Unscientific Dec 16th 2008

Is There Moral Progress? Jun 16th 2008