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SUMMARY:The most good you can do: Q&amp\;A with Peter Singer - Peter Singe
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DTSTART:20151027T180000Z
DTEND:20151027T203000Z
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CONTACT:Natalia Molina
DESCRIPTION:If you're lucky enough to live without want\, it's a natural i
 mpulse to be altruistic to others. But\, asks philosopher Peter Singer\, w
 hat's the most effective way to give? In his Ted Talk\, he talks through s
 ome surprising thought experiments to help you balance emotion and practic
 ality — and make the biggest impact with whatever you can share. We’ll
  start by showing his TED video (10 minutes)\, then open to Q&A for 50 min
 utes. \n\nPeter Singer may be\, as The New Yorker calls him\, the planet
 ’s “most influential living philosopher.” The Australian academic sp
 ecializes in applied ethics\, to which he takes a secular\, utilitarian ap
 proach -- minimize suffering\, maximize well-being. He gained recognition 
 in the 1970s with his groundbreaking book Animal Liberation: A New Ethics 
 for Our Treatment of Animals\, which questions society’s tendency to put
  human needs above those of members of other species. And he draws fire fr
 om critics who object to his fascinating argument in favor of an obligatio
 n to help the global poor that sets the bar so high that it means we are a
 lmost all living unethically. His defense of euthanasia and infanticide\, 
 in some circumstances\, has led to protests against his lectures and to te
 aching position at Princeton.\n\nBut Singer’s collective body of work is
  more acclaimed than controversial. He has written the classic text Practi
 cal Ethics and many other books\, with more in progress. He lectures at Pr
 inceton\, where he is professor of bioethics\, and the University of Melbo
 urne\, where he is a laureate professor. You can find dozens of brief\, br
 illiant essays at Project Syndicate\, where Singer examines the philosophi
 cal questions surrounding current topics like Obamacare\, computer piracy 
 and obesity.\n\nWhat others say\n“Singer’s work is challenging\, not b
 ecause his writing is difficult to understand but because it is all too cl
 ear. He ... has a knack for pushing people out of their moral comfort zone
 .” — Scientific American\, 10/22/12\n
LOCATION:Gillespie Centre\, Memorial Court\, Clare College
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