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Our world is beautiful and prosperous for some, and a living hell for others.
Greed and exploitation are making the rich even richer at the expense of the most vulnerable. Global famine and poverty persist despite there being more than enough money to solve them, and humanity as a whole continues to neglect the needs of non-human life at the cost of our planet’s longevity.
Facing these existential problems, we’ve turned to political leaders, journalists and commentators to try and find answers, but perhaps we shouldn’t. None of them can do the work of a philosopher; someone who has dedicated their life to wrestling with existential questions.
Each individual (yes, that includes you!) needs a moral foundation from which to live and base the thousands of decisions we make everyday. Put simply, we need philosophy. And as Kwame Anthony Appiah recently said, “Few academic philosophers have ever had the impact of Peter Singer”.
Who is Peter Singer
Over five decades Peter has never shied away from difficult and controversial conversations, and inspired countless people around the world to do the same. In 1975 his book Animal Liberation paved the way for the animal rights movement, motivating millions to care about the suffering of animals, something that is common today but was almost unheard of at that time. In 2009 his guide to ending world poverty, The Life You Can Save, sparked the global Effective Altruism movement, helping everyday people and the mega-rich support truly worthy causes. And in 2021 he co-founded The Journal of Controversial Ideas, an answer to echo-chambers and cancel culture stifling rational discourse.
The landmark book that opened the world's eyes to the suffering of animals, fully rewritten and entirely updated