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Renowned Ethicist Peter Singer Launches Eckerd's Presidential Events Series
posted on 08/29/2006
Named one of the world's 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine in 2005, renowned ethicist Peter Singer will launch Eckerd College's 2006-07 Presidential Events Series with a public lecture entitled, One World: The Ethics of Globalization, on Thursday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Fox Hall. Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University.
This lecture is free and open to the public and is part of the Col. Christian L. and Edna M. March International Relations Lecture Series and the Presidential Events Series, The Ethics of Economic Globalization. Eckerd College is located at 4200 54th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. Call 727-864-7979 or e-mail events@eckerd.edu for more information.
About the Book/Lecture
In his book One World: The Ethics of Globalization, Prof. Singer challenges us to think beyond the boundaries of nation-states and to consider what a "global ethic" could mean in today's world. He addresses the obligations of the world's rich nations to assist the poor nations. The book encompasses four main global issues: 1) climate change, 2) the role of the World Trade Organization, 3) human rights and humanitarian intervention, and 4) foreign aid.
About Peter Singer
Peter Singer first became well-known internationally after the publication of Animal Liberation in 1975. His other books include: Democracy and Disobedience; Practical Ethics; Marx; Rethinking Life and Death; The President of Good and Evil: The Ethics of George W. Bush; and, most recently, The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter (with Jim Mason). He is the author of the major article on ethics in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Peter Singer was the founding president of the International Association of Bioethics and, with Helga Kuhse, founding co-editor of the journal "Bioethics." He also co-founded The Great Ape Project with Paola Cavalieri. Outside academic life, he is currently president of Animal Rights International, a vice-president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in the UK, and a member of Oxfam America's Leadership Council. Click here for a complete bio of Peter Singer.
Click here for a complete listing of the Presidential Events Series.
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