Peter Singer

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Jul 06, 1946 (78 years old)

Peter Singer

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Humans and Other Animals
Movie 2024

Humans and Other Animals

Do You Trust this Computer?
1h 18m
Movie 2018

Do You Trust this Computer?

Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence, and today a new generation of self-learning computers has begun to reshape every aspect of our lives. Will A.I. usher in an age of unprecedented potential, or prove to be our final invention?

Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story
1h 43m
Movie 2018

Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story

This groundbreaking film reveals the truth surrounding Australia’s love-hate relationship with its beloved icon. The kangaroo image is proudly used by top companies, sports teams and as tourist souvenirs, yet when they hop across the vast continent some consider them to be pests to be shot and sold for profit. KANGAROO unpacks a national paradigm where the relationship with kangaroos is examined.

Le Temps des bêtes : un film de cruauté et de compassion
Movie 2017

Le Temps des bêtes : un film de cruauté et de compassion

Empathy
1h 15m
Movie 2017

Empathy

Ed is commissioned to make a documentary intending to change those habits of society that are harmful to animals. But completely alien to the animal protection movement, he will realize that to carry out the project, he must first convince himself.

Food ReLOVution
1h 26m
Movie 2017

Food ReLOVution

“Food Relovution: What We Eat Can Make A Difference” is an eye-opening and compelling feature documentary that examines the consequences of the meat culture as concerns grow about health, world hunger, animal welfare and the environmental cost of livestock production. It aims to show how these global issues affect everyone and are interrelated, and how making our food choices with a sense of awareness, knowing what we are buying and what we are eating is the first fundamental step towards a better world.

Cedo
0h 14m
Movie 2013

Cedo

In the short film produced by Fronteiras do Pensamento in partnership with Okna Produções, Australian philosopher Peter Singer proposes fundamental ethical challenges about life: do we have the right to end our own life? After all, how different is existing from living?

Henry: One Man's Way
Movie 1996

Henry: One Man's Way

One Man's Way is a 1996 documentary in which Peter Singer documents the efforts and philosophies of animal rights activist Henry Spira, who is often remembered as the most effective animal activist of the 20th century. Henry Spira is most notably known for his tireless efforts to expose the the cruel animal experimentation that goes on behind doors, especially in the cosmetic industry.

Biography

Peter Singer is an Australian moral philosopher. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and a Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. He specialises in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, utilitarian perspective. He is known in particular for his book Animal Liberation (1975), in which he argues in favour of vegetarianism, and his essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," in which he argues in favour of donating to help the global poor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Singer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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