Australian philosopher Peter Singer says that where world poverty is concerned 'giving to charity' is neither charitable nor generous; it is no more than our duty and not giving would be wrong.

Philosopher Peter Singer’s controversial views on everything from poverty to shechitah are shaped by his family’s Jewish experiences. SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — He’s been brandished “the ...

In “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” an enormously influential article published in 1972, the philosopher Peter Singer posed the following hypothetical: You are walking by a shallow pond and see a ...

NEW YORK — Paul Simon, world famous singer-songwriter, isn’t only inspired by fellow musicians. Simon is an admirer of the author-philosopher Peter Singer, the longtime Princeton University professor ...

It owes much to the work of philosopher Peter Singer and his 1975 book 'Animal Liberation'. Animal lovers would say that all animals deserve moral consideration. This doesn't help resolve cases ...

In his book Animal Liberation, the philosopher Peter Singer made a powerful case against speciesism—the belief that humans are inherently superior to other types of animals. He wrote ...