Who Lives? Who Dies?. / Mark Oppenheimer.
by Oppenheimer, Mark; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 16Human Relations. Publisher: Christian Century, 2002ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Singer, Peter | Animal rights | Ethicists | Euthanasia | Quality of life | Religion and ethics | UtilitarianismDDC classification: 050 Summary: "By writing persuasive articles about people's moral obligation to give away money, Singer has caused tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars to be donated to famine relief organizations. Yet Singer also believes that it is OK to kill babies. These may strike you as contradictory beliefs, but they make sense once you understand Singer is a utilitarian. For utilitarians, the moral task is to create utility--to increase the amount of happiness in the world, or at least decrease the pain." (CHRISTIAN CENTURY) The author discusses the ethical theories of famous and controversial ethics professor Peter Singer.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
Originally Published: Who Lives? Who Dies?, July 3-10, 2002; pp. 24-29.
"By writing persuasive articles about people's moral obligation to give away money, Singer has caused tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars to be donated to famine relief organizations. Yet Singer also believes that it is OK to kill babies. These may strike you as contradictory beliefs, but they make sense once you understand Singer is a utilitarian. For utilitarians, the moral task is to create utility--to increase the amount of happiness in the world, or at least decrease the pain." (CHRISTIAN CENTURY) The author discusses the ethical theories of famous and controversial ethics professor Peter Singer.
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