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1	The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist For the first time in history, it is within our reach to eradicate world poverty and the suffering it brings. A billion people struggle to live each day on less than many of us pay for a bottle of water. Nearly ten million children die each year from poverty-related causes. Our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $12.67! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Practical Ethics more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| first editions \| SVS
3	One World: The Ethics of Globalization, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Preface by) add to wishlist Known for his original and courageous thinking on matters ranging from the treatment of animals to genetic screening, Peter Singer now turns his attention to the ethical issues surrounding globalisation. In this provocative book, he challenges us to think beyond the boundaries of nation-states and consider what a global ethic could mean in today's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96! \| SVS
4	The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter more books like this by Professor Peter Singer, Jim Mason add to wishlist Ethicist Singer and co-author Mason ("Animal Factories") document corporate deception, widespread waste and desensitization to inhumane practices in this consideration of ethical eating. The authors examine three families' grocery-buying habits and the motivations behind those choices. One woman says she's "absorbed in my life and my family...and ... see all copies from $7.67! new only from $7.67! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ethics more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor) add to wishlist This book is not a conventional reader in moral philosophy. To capture the essentials of what we know about the origins and nature of ethics, Peter Singer has drawn on anthropology, history, observation of non-human animals, the theory of evolution, game theory, and works of fiction, in addition to moral philosophy. By choosing some of the finest ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $37.05! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Animal Liberation more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Originally published in 1975, this ethical work defending animals as sentient beings and therefore due certain rights, jumpstarted Singer's notoriety as a polemical philosopher. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism"--our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals--inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them. In "Animal Liberation," author Peter Singer exposes the ... see all copies from $2.24! new only from $2.24! \| SVS
8	The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter more books like this by Professor Peter Singer, Jim Mason add to wishlist The acclaimed team behind "Animal Factories" reunite for this groundbreaking exploration of where today's food comes from, how it's produced, and whether it has been raised humanely, and study the impact food choices have on humans, animals, and the environment. see all copies from $3.12! new only from $3.29! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Companion to Ethics more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor) add to wishlist In this volume, some of today's most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself. The book can be read straight through from beginning to end: yet the inclusion of a ... see all copies from $8.24! new only from $18.99! \| SVS
10	Writings on an ethical life more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist "Peter Singer is the most influential living philosopher. We need people like him to keep us honest, make us think and help us to be better than we presently are," The Independent. A passionate founder of the modern animal rights movement, Singer challenges our most closely held beliefs about infanticide, euthanasia, the legal rights and moral ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.10! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Oxford Readings in Philosophy more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Photographer) add to wishlist These essays have been selected for the quality of their contribution to a range of topics of practical concern in the field of ethics, including nuclear war and world famine, abortion and euthanasia, human equality, and the moral status of animals. see all copies from $10.40! new only from $26.05! \| SVS
12 view cover	One World: The Ethics of Globalization more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Known for his thinking on matters ranging from the treatment of animals to genetic screening, Peter Singer now turns his attention to the ethical issues surrounding globalization. In this provocative book, he challenges us to think beyond the boundaries of nation-states and consider what a global ethic could mean in today's world. Singer raises ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	The President of Good & Evil: Questioning the Ethics of George W. Bush more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist A controversial professor of ethics takes the words of George W. Bush seriously and puts his spotlight on Bush's claims to be a president who knows what is good and what is evil. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of Our Traditional Ethics more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Offers a new definition for life that contrasts a world dependent on biological maintenance with one controlled by state-of-the-art medical technology. see all copies from $2.37! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor), Renata Singer (Editor) add to wishlist In "The Moral of the Story", Peter and Renata Singer draw on some of the best works of fiction, playwriting, and poetry in order to shed light on the perennial questions of ethics. A vivid montage of literature that touches on a broad range of ethical subjects and themes, this work: offers a unique contribution to the study of moral philosophy and ... see all copies from $12.75! new only from $40.70! \| SVS
16 view cover	A Companion to Bioethics more books like this by Helga Kuhse, Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist This volume contains all that the beginning reader or student needs to soundly grasp the ideas and issues involved in the field. Building on the model used by Peter Singer in his highly successful Companion to Ethics, the Companion to Bioethics consists of 46 specially written essays designed to present the key issues and concepts in bioethics in ... see all copies from $35.65! new only from $35.65! \| SVS
17 view cover	How are we to live? more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist This assessment of human nature and society suggests that people who take an ethical approach to life often escape from the trap of meaninglessness so prevalent in modern society, finding instead a deeper satisfaction in what they do than those whose goals are narrower and more self-centred. In spelling out what he means by an ethical approach to ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $8.74! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Hegel: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel's philosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. see all copies from $6.34! new only from $6.34! \| SVS
19 view cover	Pushing Time Away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish Vienna more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist PUSHING TIME AWAY is Peter Singer's biography of his grandfather, an obscure classical scholar named David Oppenheim. As a young man in Vienna, Oppenheim, a teacher, was a friend and collaborator of Freud. When he returned from service in World War I, he was a different man--shellshocked, burned out, and disillusioned. He turned inward, took ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	In Defense of Animals more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21 view cover	Marx: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx's thought, enabling us to grasp Marx's views as a whole. He sees him as a philosopher primarily concerned with human freedom, 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, ... see all copies from $7.24! new only from $7.24! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Animal Philosophy more books like this by Matthew Calarco (Editor), Peter Atterton (Editor), Professor Peter Singer (Foreword by) add to wishlist Animal Philosophy is the first reader to look at the place and treatment of animals in Continental thought. A collection of essential primary and secondary readings on the animal question, it brings together contributions from the following key Continental thinkers: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Bataille, Levinas, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Derrida, ... see all copies from $21.84! new only from $39.53! \| first editions
23 view cover	The President of Good & Evil: The Ethics of George W. Bush more books like this by Professor Peter Singer add to wishlist More than any president in recent memory, George W. Bush invokes the languageof good versus evil and right versus wrong. Controversial professor of ethicsSinger has put his spotlight on President Bush's moral claims. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Embryo Experimentation more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor), Helga Kuhse (Editor), Stephen Buckle (Editor) add to wishlist New developments in reproductive technology have made headlines since the birth of the world's first in vitro fertilization baby in 1978. But is embryo experimentation ethically acceptable? What is the moral status of the early human embryo? And how should a democratic society deal with so controversial an issue, where conflicting views are based ... see all copies from $10.18! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Editor) add to wishlist Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, "In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave" highlights the new challenges facing the animal rights movement. This book contains an exciting new collection edited by controversial philosopher Peter Singer, who made animal rights into an international concern when he first published "In ... see all copies from $13.92! new only from $13.92! \| SVS

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