How Are We to Live? by Peter Singer

How Are We to Live? by Peter Singer

'Imagine that you could choose a book that everyone in the world would read. My choice would be this book.' Roger Crisp, Ethics Many people have an uneasy feeling that they may be missing out on something basic that would give their lives a significance it currently lacks. But how should we live? What is there to stop us behaving selfishly? In a highly readable account which makes reference to a wide variety of sources and everyday issues, Peter Singer suggests that the conventional pursuit of self-interest is individually and collectively self-defeating. Taking into consideration the beliefs of Jesus, Kant, Rousseau, and Adam Smith amongst others, he looks at a number of different cultures, including America, Japan, and the Aborigines to assess whether or not selfishness is in our genes and how we may find greater satisfaction in an ethical lifestyle.

Imagine that you could choose a book that everyone in the world would readMy choice would be this book. * Roger Crisp, Ethics *
highly successful. it tackles questions of the first importance, it is immensely readable - being packed with anecdotes and illustrations - and it forces its readers to reflect on how they live their lives * Journal of Applied Philosophy *

Peter Singer is currently Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director of the Institute of Ethics and Public Affairs, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Melbourne.

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ISBN 13	9780192892959
ISBN 10	0192892959
Title	How Are We to Live?
Author	Peter Singer
Series	Opus
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1997-10-09
Number of pages	336
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