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Peter Albert David Singer (born July 6, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Humanist and philosopher. As of 2006, he holds two part-time positions: the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne. He specializes in practical ethics, approaching ethical issues from a preference utilitarian, perspective.
Singer's parents were Viennese Jews who escaped to Australia before World War II in 1938. His father imported tea and coffee, while his mother practiced medicine. Singer studied law, history and philosophy at the University of Melbourne, gaining his degree in 1967. He then received an MA for a thesis entitled Why should I be moral? in 1969. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Oxford University, obtaining a B.Phil in 1971 with a thesis on civil disobedience, supervised by R. M. Hare, and subsequently published as a book in 1973.Democracy and Disobedience, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973, ISBN 0198245041.
After spending two years as a Radcliffe lecturer at University College, Oxford, he was visiting professor at New York University for 16 months. In 1977 he returned to Melbourne, where he has spent most of his career, apart from many visiting positions internationally and until his move to Princeton in 1999. He has served, on two occassions, as chair of philosophy at Monash University, and founded its Centre for Human Bioethics. In 1996, he ran unsuccessfully as a Green candidate for the Australian Senate. In 2004, he was recognized as the Australian Humanist of the Year by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies.
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lead singer of muse = peter faccinelli?! ;)
jackiekavanagh (Jackie Kavanagh) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:49:33 -0000
lead singer of muse = peter faccinelli?! ;)
Does the lead singer of Muse look a little like Peter Facinelli? #snl
zeldazador (Zelda Zádor) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:09:53 -0000
Does the lead singer of Muse look a little like Peter Facinelli? #snl
Why am I just now finding out that Peter Furler is no longer the lead singer for Newsboys?
Andronycus (Andrew Elston) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:02:02 -0000
Why am I just now finding out that Peter Furler is no longer the lead singer for Newsboys?
Aujourdâhui: Peter Jackson, Roy E. Disney, Dan OâBannon, Taylor Lautner, Jennifer Jones, Bryan Singer, David O. Russell http://bit.ly/5traue
LeBlogDuCinema (Le Blog Du Cinéma) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:22:08 -0000
Aujourd’hui: Peter Jackson, Roy E. Disney, Dan O’Bannon, Taylor Lautner, Jennifer Jones, Bryan Singer, David O. Russell http://bit.ly/5traue
LOL lagu2x di film india ini mirip bgt ama lagu2 bad/singer indonesia. Peter pan, agmon dan anggun xD
never_ribet (NERI) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:18:16 -0000
LOL lagu2x di film india ini mirip bgt ama lagu2 bad/singer indonesia. Peter pan, agmon dan anggun xD
@domus_libri Peter Singer schreit Weihnachtslieder ;-)
BigBen666 (BigBen) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:21:08 -0000
@domus_libri Peter Singer schreit Weihnachtslieder ;-)
'Peter Singer' - Wikipedia entry.
Peter Singer - Various extracts from Singer's works regarding animal rights, from the International Vegetarian Union website.
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Peter Singer - Formerly 'Peter Singer Links', this resource site includes book excerpts, links to articles and interviews. Available in six languages.
Meta Description: [ A resource on Peter Singer. ]
Peter Singer's Website - Professor Peter Singer's home page at Princeton University.
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Punkerslut: Critique of Peter Singer Gets a Chair - Line by line personal criticism of an article by Wesley J. Smith opposing Singer's support for euthanasia.
The Appointment of Professor Peter Singer - Letter from the university president in the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, welcoming Singer to Princeton.
The New Yorker - The Dangerous Philosopher - An examination of Singer's controversial views, on the occasion of his move to Princeton University, by Michael Specter.
Meta Description: [ Peter Singer's belief that animals should be treated like people gave birth to the animal-rights movement. Does he also think that people should be treated like animals? ]
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