Fall 2007 Heather Koller Memorial Lecture"Global Poverty: What Are Our Obligations?"Dr. Peter SingerInternationally renowned philosopher Peter Singer will visit PLU to discuss the ethical implications of global poverty on Monday, Sept. 10. Lutecast ScheduleSeptember 10, 2006, 7:30pm PDTUniversity Center, Chris Knutson Hall   View Stream Archival InformationAbout Dr. Peter Singer
Among his many accessible publications are two renowned pieces in the New York Times Magazine that address everyday charity of citizens of affluent countries: "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" and "What Should a Billionaire Give --- and What Should You?". Singer's work also addresses world hunger, biomedical ethics and the biological origins of morality. Learn more about Singer at www.princeton.edu/~psinger or www.utilitarian.net/singer. |
Peter Singer is the Ira DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University
and laureate professor at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for
Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. He specializes in practical
ethics. Singer will discuss the ethical implications of global poverty. His most famous early
work, "Animal Liberation," is credited with philosophically launching much of
the animal rights movement.