Peter Singer at Stanford University
"All Animals Are Equal - But in What Sense of Equality?"
7:00pm
7:00pm
Singer holds a joint appointment at Princeton's University Center for Human Values and at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, 2006.
(Co-sponsored by the Center on Ethics.)
The "Ethics of Food and the Environment" series explores -- through films, talks, and seminars -- the ethical issues surrounding food production in the United States and around the globe. These issues include:
- the effects of industrial food production on the environment
- concerns about the welfare
- of animals used for food or in producing food
- questions relating to organic food, processed food, and genetically modified food
- the nature and justification of the choices individuals make regarding the food they eat
All films and speaker events are free and open to the public.