Singer, Peter 1946-

A Companion to ethics by Helga Kuhse ( Book )
119 editions published between 1991 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Building on the model used by Peter Singer in his Companion To Ethics, this text consists of 47 essays designed to present the key issues and concepts in bioethics

Practical ethics by Peter Singer ( Book )
128 editions published between 1969 and 2013 in 11 languages and held by 3,815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Peter Singer's remarkably clear and comprehensive Practical Ethics has become a classic introduction to applied ethics since its publication in 1979 and has been translated into many languages. For this second edition the author has revised all the existing chapters, added two new ones, and updated the bibliography. He has also added an appendix describing some of the deep misunderstanding of, and consequent violent reaction to, the book in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where the book has tested the limits of freedom of speech." "The focus of the book is the application of ethics to difficult and controversial social questions: equality and discrimination by race, sex, ability, or species; abortion, euthanasia, and embryo experimentation; the moral status of animals; political violence and civil disobedience; overseas aid and the obligation to assist others; responsibility for the environment; the treatment of refugees. Singer explains and assesses relevant arguments in a perspicuous, non-doctrinaire way. He structures the book to show how contemporary controversies often have deep philosophical roots; and he presents an ethical theory of his own that can be applied consistently and convincingly to all the practical cases." "The book's primary readership remains teachers and students of ethics whether in philosophy or some other branch of the humanities or social sciences. However, such is the clarity of the book's style and structure that it should interest any thinking person concerned with the most difficult social problems facing us as we approach the twenty-first century."--Jacket

Animal liberation by Peter Singer ( Book )
48 editions published between 1975 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 3,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Argues that those who oppose human suffering must also oppose inflicting suffering on animals

One world : the ethics of globalization by Peter Singer ( Book )
24 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and held by 2,612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The book encompasses four main global issues: climate change, the role of the World Trade Organization, human rights and humanitarian intervention, and foreign aid. Singer addresses each vital issue from an ethical perspective and offers alternatives to the state-centric approach that characterizes international theory and relations today. On climate change, for example, he sees the ethical issue as one that concerns a common global resource - the capacity of the atmosphere to absorb waste gases. How much of this resource should developed notions appropriate, and how much should be left for developing nations? Regarding the WTO, Singer asks whether the organization allows free trade to override all other values, and he assesses the evidence for and against the view that globalization helps the poor. In his consideration of human rights, the author asks to what extent we can develop global laws protecting human rights and what the criteria for intervention should be when these rights are violated. Finally, Singer addresses the obligations of the world's rich nations to assist the poor nations."--BOOK JACKET

Marx : a very short introduction by Peter Singer ( Book )
36 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Peter Singer has succeeded in identifying the central vision that unifies Marx's thought. He thus makes it possible, in remarkably few pages, for us to grasp Marx's views as a whole, rather than as an economist or a social scientist. He explains alienation, historical materialism, the economic theory of Capital, and Marx's ideas of communism, in plain English, and concludes with an assessment of Marx's legacy."--BOOK JACKET

Hegel by Peter Singer ( Book )
23 editions published between 1983 and 2001 in 4 languages and held by 1,739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. In this short introduction, the author provides a broad discussion of Hegel's ideas and an account of his major works

In defence of animals by Peter Singer ( Book )
8 editions published between 1985 and 1987 in English and held by 1,541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave" brings together the best current ethical thinking about animals. Edited by Peter Singer, who made "speciesism" an international issue in 1975 when he published Animal Liberation, this new book presents the state of the animal movement that his classic work helped to inspire. Long hailed as a brilliant and controversial philosopher, Singer has assembled incisive new articles by philosophers and by activists. "In Defense of Animals" is sure to inform and inspire all who want to understand, or contribute to, the unfolding moral revolution in the way we treat animals

Rethinking life & death : the collapse of our traditional ethics by Peter Singer ( Book )
14 editions published between 1994 and 2011 in English and held by 1,507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The way we eat : why our food choices matter by Peter Singer ( )
15 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the practices of the modern food industry, exposing its exploitation, waste, and inhumane treatment of animals, and provides guidelines for making informed and ethical choices in the selection of food products

The life you can save : acting now to end world poverty by Peter Singer ( Book )
9 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arguing that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible, philosopher Peter Singer offers a seven-point plan that mixes personal philanthropy (figuring how much to give and how best to give it), local activism (spreading the word in your community), and political awareness (contacting your representatives to ensure that your nation's foreign aid is really directed to the world's poorest people)