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Practical Ethics

How should we weigh the interests of people and animals, lives and possible lives, poverty, climate harm, and civil disobedience? A searching ethical argument follows equal consideration into difficult choices.

12 parts, about 29 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Peter Singer
Parts
12 parts
Reading time
about 29 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. 1. About Ethics2 min
  2. 2. Equality and Its Implications2 min
  3. 3. Equality for Animals?2 min
  4. 4. What's Wrong with Killing?2 min
  5. 5. Taking Life: Animals3 min
  6. 6. Taking Life: The Embryo and Fetus3 min
  7. 7. Taking Life: Humans3 min
  8. 8. Rich and Poor3 min
  9. 9. Climate Change2 min
  10. 10. The Environment2 min
  11. 11. Civil Disobedience, Violence and Terrorism2 min
  12. 12. Why Act Morally?3 min

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