Peter Singer is sometimes called "the world’s most influential living philosopher" although he thinks that if that is true, it doesn't say much for all the other living philosophers around today. He has also been called the father (or grandfather?) of the modern animal rights movement, even though he doesn't base his philosophical views on rights, either for humans or for animals.
In 2005 Time magazine named Singer one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute ranked him 3rd among Global Thought Leaders for 2013. (He has since slipped to 36th in 2018.) He is known especially for his work on the ethics of our treatment of animals, for his controversial critique of the sanctity of life doctrine in bioethics, and for his writings on the obligations of the affluent to aid those living in extreme poverty.
Singer first became well-known internationally after the publication of Animal Liberation in 1975. In 2011 Time included Animal Liberation on its “All-TIME” list of the 100 best nonfiction books published in English since the magazine began, in 1923. Singer has written, co-authored, edited or co-edited more than 50 books, including Practical Ethics; The Expanding Circle; How Are We to Live?, Rethinking Life and Death, The Ethics of What We Eat (with Jim Mason), The Point of View of the Universe (with Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek), The Most Good You Can Do, Ethics in the Real World and Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction. His works have appeared in more than 30 languages.
Singer’s book The Life You Can Save, first published in 2009, led him to found a non-profit organization of the same name. In 2019, Singer got back the rights to the book and granted them to the organization, enabling it to make the eBook and audiobook versions available free from its website, www.thelifeyoucansave.org.
Peter Singer was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946, and educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. After teaching in England, the United States and Australia, he has, since 1999, been Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. Since 2005 he has combined that position with the position of Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies. He is married, with three daughters and four grandchildren. His recreations include hiking and surfing. In 2012 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, the nation’s highest civic honour.
Ética para el mundo real pdf by Peter Singer
“A los lectores que conozcan mi obra sobre ciertos asuntos quizá les sorprendan mis ideas acerca de otras cuestiones. Intento ser abierto de miras, sensible a la evidencia, y no limitarme a seguir una línea política previsible. Y si el lector no está ya convencido de que los filósofos pueden efectivamente contribuir al interés general, espero que este libro los convenza de ello.”
Peter Singer, Introducció
Peter Singer es el filósofo más influyente de la actualidad, además de uno de los más polémicos. Este libro, formado por 83 artículos breves, ofrece una panorámica singularmente completa de su pensamiento. Alabado por su capacidad para ser especialmente accesible y ameno sin rebajar por ello el rigor de sus argumentos, Singer aborda aquí algunos de los temas por los que es más conocido, como el aborto, la eutanasia o los derechos de los animales. El lector encontrará, además, otros artículos donde Singer aplica sus controvertidos modos de pensar a cuestiones como el cambio climático, la situació política actual, el mercado del arte o la felicidad. Además, explora algunos de los interrogantes filosóficos más profundos e incluye también algunas reflexiones más personales, como su opinió sobre una de sus actividades preferidas, el surf. Provocadores y originales, estos artículos interesarán a cualquiera que sienta curiosidad o preocupació por todos aquellos asuntos éticos que reclaman nuestra atenció en el mundo real.