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SMU-Ikeda Peace & Harmony Lecture
Living Ethically in a World of Affluence and Extreme Poverty
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SMU Community, Public
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More than 800 million people are struggling to live on less than US$3 per day, while many others spend much more than that on items for which they have no real need, and at the same time doing nothing to save or improve the lives of those in extreme poverty. In this lecture I argue that this is a serious ethical failure. Those with more have a responsibility to do more to save and improve the lives of those with much less. But how much more? In this lecture I will discuss that question, and will argue that it is not only individuals, but also companies, that should be contributing to reducing extreme poverty.
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Peter Singer
| Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who became well-known internationally after the publication of Animal Liberation in 1975. His 2009 book The Life You Can Save led him to found the organization of the same name. Singer's other books include: Practical Ethics, The Most Good You Can Do, Ethics in the Real World. After founding the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Singer served for 25 years as professor of bioethics at Princeton University. He is currently the VK Rajah Visiting Professor in the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at the National University of Singapore, and a founding co-editor of the Journal of Controversial Ideas. He co-hosts a podcast, Lives Well Lived. |
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