For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. Some o[...]

Now in paperback for the first time, stylish, seasonal menus to satisfy vegetarians and nonvegetarians simultaneously, by a winner of the James Beard Award and the IACP Award.Today, more people than ever before are choosing to eat sustainably, electing to have vegetarian meals much of the time but s[...]

What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology - especially in Darwinian theories of evolution and self-preservation. But if evolution is a struggle for survival, w[...]

One of the leading ethical thinkers of the modern age, Peter Singer has repeatedly been embroiled in controversy. Protesters in Germany closed down his lectures, mistakenly thinking he was advocating Nazi views on eugenics. Conservative publisher Steve Forbes withdrew generous donations to Princeton[...]

Singer suggests that people who take an ethical approach to life often avoid the trap of meaninglessness, finding a deeper satisfaction in what they are doing than those people whose goals are narrower and more self-centered. He spells out what he means by an ethical approach to life and shows that [...]

This second edition of "A Companion to Bioethics, " fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.Thematically organized around an unparalleled range[...]

Die Achtung - Formlichkeit? Moralisches Gefuhl? Ethische Haltung? Oder eine universelle Brucke zwischen Mensch und Welt uberhaupt? Der Autor zeigt anschaulich die -Entstehung- dieses viel bemuhten Begriffs, verfolgt dessen Entwicklungsgeschichte, erlautert die Unterscheidung zwischen alltaglicher Au[...]

I denne boken angriper forfatteren menneskets diskriminering av andre levende vesener. Han beskriver misgjerninger begått mot dyr i laboratorieforskning og avdekker en rystende virkelighet for dyrene i det moderne landbruk. Videre argumenterer han for at alle vesener som kan føle lidelse, må omfa[...]

I sin nya bok tar Peter Singer upp moraliska frågor kring globalisering och söker ge ett sammanhängande svar på de utmaningar som vår planets förvandling till en värld ställer oss inför. Den svenska utgåvan har ett nyskrivet förord av Singer om Irakkriget, USA och FN. Exempel på någ[...]

Den framstående etikern Peter Singer utforskar i Det liv du kan rädda den växande klyftan mellan rika och fattiga. Kan vi försvara att vi köper dyra resor och trendiga kläder när våra pengar i stället skulle kunna rädda livet på ett barn? Singer uppmanar varje enskild människ[...]