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| − | Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book ''Animal Liberation.'' | + | '''Peter Singer''' is an [[Australian]] [[philosopher]] who is best known for his book ''Animal Liberation.'' |
*Singer advocates the killing of certain newborn infants at the discretion of their parents. | *Singer advocates the killing of certain newborn infants at the discretion of their parents. | ||
*The conditions he has explicitly named as sufficient justification for active infanticide include [[Down syndrome]], [[spina bifida]], and [[hemophilia]]. [http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648] | *The conditions he has explicitly named as sufficient justification for active infanticide include [[Down syndrome]], [[spina bifida]], and [[hemophilia]]. [http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648] | ||
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Newsweek wrote: | Newsweek wrote: | ||
:The modern [[animal rights]] movement may be dated to the 1975 publication of Animal Liberation by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. [http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Liberation-Peter-Singer/dp/0060011572] | :The modern [[animal rights]] movement may be dated to the 1975 publication of Animal Liberation by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. [http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Liberation-Peter-Singer/dp/0060011572] | ||
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Revision as of 09:38, November 17, 2007
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book Animal Liberation.
- Singer advocates the killing of certain newborn infants at the discretion of their parents.
- The conditions he has explicitly named as sufficient justification for active infanticide include Down syndrome, spina bifida, and hemophilia. [1]
Newsweek wrote:
- The modern animal rights movement may be dated to the 1975 publication of Animal Liberation by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. [2]