The Australian thinker is a leading voice in animal rights and a pioneer of effective altruism, the idea of helping others in ...

Famed philosopher Peter Singer turns 80 and rejects the claim that there are no ethical billionaires, pointing to expanding ...

I wasn’t aware of climate change until the 1980s — hardly anyone was — and even when we recognized the dire threat that burning fossil fuels posed, it took time for the role of animal production in ...

Adam Smith authorized the pursuit of honest income. But what should we do with that income? Max Laraia explores whether Peter ...

“Philosophy ... changes what people decide to do with their lives, what careers they choose, what they do with their money, how they eat.” In 1975, Peter Singer helped create the foundation for the ...

Two Princeton professors, Jeanne Altmann and Peter Singer, have been awarded 2023 Frontiers of Knowledge Awards by the BBVA Foundation. The awards recognize basic research and creative work worldwide ...

(RNS) — 'To live an ethical life it's not enough to refrain from lying, stealing or killing,' says the renowned bioethicist. 'We have to assist people who lack the necessities they need to survive.' ...

Rhodes College’s philosophy department hosted a conversation with controversial bioethicist Peter Singer Wednesday, as planned, despite opposition to the event from faculty members from several other ...

It's been a long time since philosophers had to fear the fate of Socrates, who was executed in ancient Athens for atheism and corrupting the young. Still, it's rare for philosophers to receive great ...

UC Berkeley’s Philosophy Forum is facing pushback from campus students for hosting author and philosopher Peter Singer on Nov. 6 due to controversy from Singer’s comments on people with disabilities.

Peter Singer was born in Melbourne, Australia, and educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. He has taught at the University of Oxford, La Trobe University and Monash ...