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The Expanding Circle

The Expanding Circle

Ethics and Sociobiology
AnimalsBiography
Pages
190
Published
1981
Language
English

Synopsis

In The Expanding Circle, philosopher Peter Singer argues that moral consideration should be extended to any being capable of suffering — regardless of species or cognitive ability — challenging the boundaries of empathy we typically draw between humans and other animals. Blending evolutionary biology with ethical theory, it has become a foundational text in animal rights philosophy.

Prose complexity
4/10

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Thought-ProvokingIntellectual

Genres

Animals Biography Science

About the author

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Peter Singer

Peter Albert David Singer AC (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher and the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He specializes 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 favor of veganism, and his essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", in which he argues in favor of donating to help the global poor.