EPISODE · Apr 26, 2018 · 35 MIN
Peter Singer
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We visited Peter Singer (AC), the world's most famous and most influential living philosopher. Singer's career started over four decades ago with the publication of his book 'Animal Liberation' in 1975. He essentially kicked off the animal rights movement and his since applied his utilitarian philosophy to things like charitable giving, poverty, and bioethics. He is currently the Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre of Applied Philosophy at Melbourne University. Check him out at http://www.petersinger.info/ and at https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We visited Peter Singer (AC), the world's most famous and most influential living philosopher. Singer's career started over four decades ago with the publication of his book 'Animal Liberation' in 1975. He essentially kicked off the animal rights movement and his since applied his utilitarian philosophy to things like charitable giving, poverty, and bioethics. He is currently the Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre of Applied Philosophy at Melbourne University. Check him out at http://www.petersinger.info/ and at https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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