Peter Singer

Peter Singer has been called “the world’s most influential living philosopher”. He is the Emeritus Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and one of the philosophical influences behind the effective altruism movement. He is known especially for his work on the ethics of the treatment of animals, his critique of the sanctity of life doctrine in bioethics, and the obligations of the affluent to aid those living in extreme poverty. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than fifty books, including “Animal Liberation”, which is widely considered to be the founding statement of the animal rights movement and was called one of TIME’s “All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books”, “Practical Ethics”, “The Life You Can Save”, which he named his charity after, and “The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically.” For his work, Singer has received the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture and has been elected as a corresponding fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, inducted into the United States Animal Rights Hall of Fame, and appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia.