Difference between revisions of "Peter Singer"
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*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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: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] | ||
Revision as of 05:25, December 14, 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]
