Peter Singer

Born: 1946-07-06

Peter Singer is an Australian moral philosopher. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and a Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. He specialises in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, utilitarian perspective. He is known in particular for his book Animal Liberation (1975), in which he argues in favour of vegetarianism, and his essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," in which he argues in favour of donating to help the global poor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Singer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Do You Trust this Computer?

as Himself
Released: 2018-04-05

Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence, and today a new...

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Examined Life

as Self
Released: 2008-09-05

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the...

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Empathy

as Peter Singer
Released: 2017-04-17

Ed is commissioned to make a documentary intending to change those habits of society that are...

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Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story

as Himself
Released: 2018-01-19

This groundbreaking film reveals the truth surrounding Australia’s love-hate relationship with...

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Speciesism: The Movie

as Self
Released: 2013-09-18

Modern farms are struggling to keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United...

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Live and Let Live

as Self - Professor of Bioethics
Released: 2013-11-03

Live and Let Live is a feature documentary examining our relationship with animals, the history...

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Food ReLOVution

as uncredited
Released: 2017-01-14

“Food Relovution: What We Eat Can Make A Difference” is an eye-opening and compelling feature...

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A Cow at My Table

as Himself - Philosopher, Activist
Released: 1998-01-01

A Cow at My Table explores Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat, and the intense...

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Henry: One Man's Way

as Himself
Released: 1996-10-21

One Man's Way is a 1996 documentary in which Peter Singer documents the efforts and philosophies...

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Great Minds

as Self
First aired: 2021-08-30

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The Colbert Report

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-10-17

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...

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Q&A

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 2008-05-22

Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to...

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Enough Rope With Andrew Denton

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-03-17

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC1 in...

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The Great Philosophers

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-06

Bryan Magee traces the history of western philosophy over two millennia, discussing the ideas of...

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