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| − | '''Peter Singer''' is an [[Australian]] [[philosopher]] who | + | '''Peter Singer''' is an [[Australian]] [[philosopher]] who wrote the book ''Animal Liberation'', which puts [[animals and people]] on the same moral level.<ref>''[[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</ref> |
| + | Singer is best know for advocating 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]].<ref>http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648</ref> | ||
| − | + | He is currently Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at [[Princeton University]] and Laureate Professor at the [[University of Melbourne]]'s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.<ref>http://www.princeton.edu/~psinger/</ref> | |
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Revision as of 12:23, April 21, 2008
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who wrote the book Animal Liberation, which puts animals and people on the same moral level.[1] Singer is best know for advocating 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.[2]
He is currently Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.[3]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648
- ↑ http://www.princeton.edu/~psinger/
