Ethics in the Real World af Peter Singer (Bog)

Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's most influential philosopherPeter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words.In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The collection also includes some more personal reflections, like Singer's thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a holiday feast.Provocative and original, these essays will challenge-and possibly change-your beliefs about a wide range of real-world ethical questions.Titel: Ethics in the Real World
Forfatter: Peter Singer

Sammendrag: Faglitterær bog på engelsk om etik i praksis. Peter Singer diskuterer moralfilosofiske spørgsmål knyttet til den virkelige verden, fx global fattigdom, dyrevelfærd, klimaforandringer, politiske beslutninger og personlig moral. Teksterne er typisk korte essays eller kapitler, som behandler konkrete dilemmaer og anvender filosofiske teorier på aktuelle samfundsspørgsmål. Bogen kan læses enkeltstående kapitler eller som samlet introduktion til Singers tilgang til praktisk etik.
Type: Hardcover
Hardback-udgave af filosofibogen "Ethics in the Real World" af Peter Singer. Bogen har sort lærredsindbinding uden tryk på forsiden. Ryggen har guldfarvet tekst med forfatternavnet "Singer" og titlen. Det er en faglitterær udgivelse om etik og moralfilosofi med fokus på virkelighedsnære etiske problemstillinger. Indholdet er på engelsk og henvender sig især til læsere med interesse for filosofi, etik, samfundsdebat og politisk tænkning. Formatet er klassisk akademisk hardback, egnet til studerende, undervisere og andre, der arbejder med etiske spørgsmål.