It’s been 50 years since Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University’s Center for Human Values, wrote his essay “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” arguing that the affluent ought to ...

Peter Singer examines the historical roots and contemporary flaws of America’s turn to “might-makes-right” foreign policy.

Peter Singer, The New York Times trumpets, “wants to shatter your moral complacency.” Widely regarded as one of the most provocative ethicists of our time, the Princeton philosopher challenges many ...

In 1972, the Princeton University philosopher Peter Singer challenged us with a thought experiment of particular relevance today. Imagine that, on the way to the office, you saw a child drowning in a ...