Peter Singer under fire : the moral iconoclast faces his critics / edited by Jeffrey A. Schaler.

Other author Schaler, Jeffrey A.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : Open Court, ©2009.
Descriptionxxv, 571 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Singer, Peter, 1946-
Ethics.

SeriesThe under fire series ; v. 3
Under fire series ; v. 3. ^A707810
Contents The moral status of animals. The human prejudice / Bernard Williams ; Justifying animal use / R.G. Frey -- The sanctity of life. Singer on abortion and infanticide / Don Marquis ; Singer's unsanctity of human life : a critique / Harry J. Gensler ; Unspeakable conversations, or, how I spent one day as a token cripple at Princeton University / Harriet McBryde Johnson ; Not dead yet! / Stephen Drake -- Global ethics. Famine, affluence, and psychology / Judith Lichtenberg ; What do we owe to distant needy strangers? / Richard J. Arneson ; Should Peter Singer favor massive redistribution or economic growth? / Tyler Cowen ; The ethics of assistance : what's the good of it? / David Fagelson -- Ethical theory. Singer's unstable meta-ethics / Michael Huemer ; Philosophical presuppositions of Practical ethics / Marcus Düwell ; Separateness, suffering, and moral theory / David Schmidtz ; Singer on moral theory / Jan Narveson ; Animal liberationist bites dog / Beryl Lieff Benderly.
Review "Peter Singer, the best-known and most controversial ethicist of our day, has done more than anyone else to make philosophical ethics relevant to the troubling moral issues that concern ordinary people and policy-makers." "Singer's views on such topics as world hunger, abortion, infanticide, the sanctity of life, and our treatment of animals have often aroused fierce opposition from political and religious leaders. Singer was subjected to violent attacks during his visits to Germany in 1989-1991, and his appointment to a chair in bioethics at Princeton University led to noisy protests and threats of boycott." "Peter Singer Under Fire includes Singer's intellectual autobiography, in which he relates the events of his life and tells how he arrived at his contentious views, followed by fifteen essays from prominent critics of Singer (not all philosophers or academics), to each one of which Singer gives a careful and clear reply."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 507-557) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Peter Singer under fire. Chicago : Open Court, c2009
LCCN 2009007274
ISBN9780812696189 (trade paper : alk. paper)
ISBN0812696182 (trade paper : alk. paper)

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