Peter Singer

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A beastly double standard

Clive Hamilton | 25 September 2012 |

tags: bestiality, Peter Singer, same-sex marriage

An Australian Senator is reviled for a slippery slope argument while a philosopher is honoured for celebrating it.

Is Peter Singer a spokesman for the human condition?

Amin Abboud | 15 June 2012 |

tags: Australia, bioethics, Peter Singer

This week the Australian government conferred its highest civil honour upon a notorious philosopher.

Is “Yuck!” a good enough reason?

Zac Alstin | 24 February 2011 |

tags: ethics, Peter Singer, Yuck factor

Do taboos on incest and infanticide have a rational basis?

Same old, same old

Michael Cook | 10 February 2011 |

tags: ethics, Peter Singer, utilitarianism

The ageing rock star of ethics, Peter Singer, is still playing the same taboo-smashing tunes.

Being human is no big deal

Theron Bowers | 11 August 2010 |

tags: animal rights, forum, human dignity, Peter Singer

Are human beings just a smarter species of animal or is there something transcendentally different about them?

A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy

Bill Muehlenberg | 28 June 2010 |

tags: animal rights, Peter Singer

An American bioethics writer defends "human exceptionalism" against the sometimes sinister agenda of the animal liberation movement.

Darwin’s disciples today

Carson Holloway | 27 December 2009 |

tags: Darwin, evolution, Peter Singer

Political theorists of all hues claim that Darwin gives scientific credibility to their own theories. One of these is Peter Singer.

Heil Herr Heidegger?

Richard Umbers | 11 November 2009 |

tags: Julian Savulescu, Martin Heidegger, Peter Singer, philosophy

An attack on a flawed philosopher shows the deficiencies of political correctness.

The guru of philanthropy

Michael Cook | 04 September 2009 |

tags: human dignity, Peter Singer, philanthropy, poverty

Peter Singer's latest cause is lifting billions out of poverty.

Past your “use by” date? What’s next?

Margaret Somerville | 19 May 2009 |

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, Peter Singer

Dying human beings are not disposable products.

Aping their betters

Margaret Somerville | 05 December 2008 |

tags: animals, evolution, Peter Singer

If animals co-operate to benefit their community, does it mean they are ethical beings?

Treat your goldfish well – or else!

Michael Cook | 02 May 2008 |

tags: human dignity, Peter Singer

Depriving a goldfish of fishy companions has become a crime in Switzerland.

Moral sense and non-sense

Marie I. George | 13 February 2008 |

tags: evolution, human dignity, morality, Peter Singer, Steven Pinker

The new science of morality might sound impressive to those mesmerised by science but is it really new?

The ultimate miserabilist

Michael Cook | 02 October 2007 |

tags: miserabilism, Peter Singer, utilitarianism

Just when you thought philosophers couldn't get any more pessimistic, one of them surprises you.