Controversial author Peter Singer talks to us about unsolved philosophical problems surrounding animal rights and shows us how to live an ethical life in the age of climate change and AI
was a “philosophical bombshell” when it came out in 1975, according to activist Ingrid Newkirk, who says it “made people – myself included – change what we ate, what we wore and how we perceived animals”.
Singer, now a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, provided a philosophical argument for overhauling humanity’s treatment of animals, condemning practices such as animal testing and meat eating on the grounds that animals had as much right to live free from pain and suffering as humans. Although it helped inspire the modern animal-rights movement, Singer’s views on animal ethics were, for a long time, far from mainstream. For decades, vegetarians and vegans were treated by many other people with equal parts bemusement and exasperation. Factory farms flourished.
Now, we have a deeper understanding of the intelligence of many animals, from pigs to octopuses, as well as evidence to show that veganism – which is more popular than ever – is
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