Peter Singer
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 severely disabled newborn infants at the discretion of their parents. Some have alleged that the conditions that he considers sufficiently acceptable for active infanticide include Down syndrome, spina bifida, and hemophilia.[2] However, Singer has directly denied this, claiming that his statements were distorted and taken out of context.[3]
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.[4]
References
- â 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
- â http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648
- â Writings on an Ethical Life pps. 325
- â http://www.princeton.edu/~psinger/