Unsanctifying Human Life Essays on Ethics [Hardcover]

Unsanctifying Human Life offers a collection of Singer's best and most challenging articles from 1971 to the present. The book includes early critiques of various approaches to philosophy and the role of philosophers, followed by controversial works on the moral status of animals, infanticide, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce health care resources, embryo experimentation, environmental responsibility, and reflections on how we should live.

Part I: From Philosophical to Practical Ethics:.

1. The Triviality of the Debate over Is-Ought and the Definition of Moral : Peter Singer.

2. Sidgwick and Reflective Equilibrium: Peter Singer.

Part II: The Role of Philosophers:.

3. Philosophers are Back on the Job: Peter Singer.

4. Bioethics and Academic Freedom: Peter Singer.

Part III: The Idea of Equality:.

5. All Animals are Equal: Peter Singer.

6. Is Racial Discrimination Arbitrary?: Peter Singer.

7. Killing Humans and Killing Animals: Peter Singer.

8. To Do or Not to Do?: Peter Singer.

9. The Great Ape Project: Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer.

Part IV: The Impartial Point of View:.

10. Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Peter Singer.

11. William Godwin and the Defense of Impartialist Ethics: Peter Singer, Leslie Cannold, and Helga Kuhse.

Part V: Unsanctifying Human Life:.

12. The Moral Status of the Embryo: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer.

13. Individuals, Humans, and Persons: The Issue of Moral Status: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer.

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