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...Peter Singer??s public appearances are frequently greeted by protesters, but the Princeton philosopher whom the Wall Street Journal once branded “Professor Death” elicited a warm response from a crowd of 80 at the First Parish Church in Cambridge last night...
...Singer??whom one disabled rights activist called “the most dangerous man alive” because he has justified euthanasia for severely impaired infants—has turned his attention to American political rhetoric in his latest book, The President of Good and Evil: The Ethics of George W. Bush...
Bush-bashing continued throughout the question-and-answer session, and none of the audience members challenged Singer??s political views...
...Singer??s 1975 book Animal Liberation sold more than half a million copies and catapulted him to prominence within the animal rights movement...
PETA’s mission is largely inspired by Princeton bioethicist Peter A. D. Singer??s Animal Liberation. Upon that book’s publication in 1975, many philosophers clamored to refute Singer??s compelling arguments for extending moral consideration to animals, but today, few would seriously argue that animals are completely without moral status. There simply aren’t any plausible ethical arguments for treating sentient animals like garbage, but many people still disregard animal suffering whenever avoiding it would inconvenience them in any way. According to the unreflective PETA-bashing that appears...