Peter singer (born july 6, 1946, melbourne, australia) is an australian ethical and political philosopher best known for his work in bioethics and his role as one of the intellectual founders of the modern animal rights movement. (read peter singer’s britannica entry on ethics.) singer’s jewish parents immigrated to australia from vienna in. Peter albert david singer ac faha (born 6 july 1946) is an australian moral philosopher who is emeritus ira w. decamp professor of bioethics at princeton university. singer's work specialises in applied ethics , approaching the subject from a secular , utilitarian perspective.
My writings have appeared in more than 30 languages. i was born in melbourne, australia, in 1946 and educated at the university of melbourne and the university of oxford. i have taught in england, the united states, and australia. for 25 years i was the ira w. decamp professor of bioethics at the university center for human values at princeton. Peter was born as peter albert david singer to a jewish family on july 6, 1946, in melbourne australia. his parents were viennese jewish immigrants, who had been subjected to the turbulent upheavals and horrors of the war, they themselves had barely escaped the concentration camps and managed to seek refuge in australia. Peter singer was born in melbourne, australia, in 1946, and educated at the university of melbourne and the university of oxford. after teaching in england, the united states and australia, he has, since 1999, been ira w. decamp professor of bioethics in the university center for human values at princeton university. he first became well known int. The internationally renowned australian philosopher peter albert david singer (born 1946) is best known for his book animal liberation. however, he also made important contributions in theoretical ethics and in other areas of applied ethics. peter albert david singer was born on july 6, 1946, in melbourne, australia.
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