In 2019, singer got back the rights to the book and granted them to the organization, enabling it to make the ebook and audiobook versions available free from its website, peter singer was born in melbourne, australia, in 1946, and educated at the university of melbourne and the university of oxford. You can get a free copy of this audio book from the life you can save. I listened to the tenth anniversary audio edition of this book. Get the 10th anniversary edition of the life you can save by peter singer for free. Peter singers the life you can save available as a free. Read by various audiobook excerpt by hachetteaudio from desktop or your mobile device. In 2009, peter singer wrote the first edition of the life you can save to demonstrate why we should care about and help those living in global extreme poverty, and how easy it is to improve.
The life you can save by peter singer audiobooks on. In just three minutes, this video will tell you how you can save a life. You can access it at or through the link in the show notes. Peter singer a life you can save lecture 33 youtube. In addition to restating his compelling arguments about how we should respond to extreme poverty, he examines the progress we are making and recounts how the first edition transformed the lives both of audiences and the people they helped. The life you can save is a nonprofit that inspires and empowers people to take action in the fight against extreme poverty.
The life you can save, by peter singer the new york times. Peter singer audio books, best sellers, author bio. The life you can save by peter singer audio summary youtube. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Download the life you can save audiobook by peter singer. Returning to his introductory questionwhat is ones moral obligation to others. The life you can save peter singer full audio book duration. Read free book excerpt from the life you can save by peter singer, page 2 of 3. And hes made it available as a free ebook, and also as a free audiobook featuring narrations by kristen bell, stephen fry, paul simon and natalia vodianova, among others. Browse peter singers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The life you can save by peter singerthe book challenges us individually where it most hurts.
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Two collections of his writings have been published. Written by peter singer, narrated by kristen bell, full cast. He is the author of many ocher books, as well as of major entry on ethics in the currcnt edition of the britannica. Jun 09, 2010 a public lecture delivered by singer at the state library of queensland, in february 2009. In the life you can save, peter singer uses ethical arguments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving to show that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but morally indefensible. The author of important books such as animal liberation, practical ethics, rethinking life and death, and the life you can save, he hel.
Now, on its tenth anniversary, singer has released an updated version of the life you can save. Peter then founded a nonprofit organization of the same name, the life you can save, to advance the ideas in the. Life you can save is available for free as an ebook and audiobook. This may be the most important three minutes of your life. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
In this tenth anniversary edition of the life you can save, peter singer brings his landmark book up to date. Creating a new digital experience for the life you can save. Singer s thesis is loosely related to my own in the bottom. Get the life you can save audiobook for free right in your inbox. Cornelius garrett philosopher peter singer, uses ethical arguments, provocative thought experiments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving to show that our current response to world poverty is. This book was a real eye opener for me in terms of how a giving just a little money. Thirdly, as peter says in this episode, the 10th anniversary edition of his classic the life you can save has just been released as a free ebook and audiobook. He teaches at princeton university and the university of melbourne and is known especially for his work on t. In the life you can save, peter singer makes a strong caselogical and factual, but also emotionalfor why each of us should be doing more for the worlds impoverished. But his earliest and perhaps most troubling argument has to do with extreme poverty in the developing world, a topic he returns to in his new book, the life you can save.
Singers book the life you can save, first published in 2009, led him to found a. An afterword by charlie bresler, phd, the life you can saves executive director a multinational cast of celebrity readers for the audiobook updates reflecting progress in the fight to end poverty and the challenges that remain. Peter singer summarises all the viewpoints, thoughts and ethical arguments in the penultimate chapter and in the final chapter draws it all together with facts and statistics. Whats new in the 10th anniversary edition of the life you can save. View our list of best charities for highly effective giving. This special audio edition is read by peter singer, kristen bell, michael schur, paul simon, marc evan jackson. In 2009, peter singer wrote the first edition of the life you can save to. Its a decade since the launch of philosopher peter singers seminal the. In 2009, peter singer wrote the first edition of the life you can save to demonstrate why we should care about and help those living in global extreme poverty, and how easy it is to improve and even save lives by giving effectively. Singer concludes the book by proposing a minimum ethical standard of giving. Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. You can get a free copy of this audio book from the life you can save nonprofit organization. Audio books archives open culture archive open culture. Assassination witness, and former dallas deputy sheriff, roger dean craig.
How to play your part in ending world poverty reprints by singer, peter isbn. Now, 40 years later, peter singers landmark work still looms large as a foundational and can. With missionaligned celebrity narrators and by giving away the audiobook and ebook for free in addition to having it available for purchase through traditional ecommerce and retailers, the 10thanniversary edition of the life you can save aims to inform, inspire and empower as many people as possible to act now and save lives. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness. Singer contends that we need to change our views of what is involved in living an. The life you can save best charities for effective giving. Written by peter singer, audiobook narrated by kristen bell, full cast. Peter singers the life you can save available as a free audiobook and ebook. First published in 1975, animal liberation created a sensation upon its release, shaking the worlds philosophical and animalprotection circles to their cores.
Peter singer first became well known internationally after the publication of anima liberation. In his 2009 book the life you can save, singer presented the thought experiment of a child drowning in a pond before our eyes, something we would all readily intervene to prevent, even if it meant ruining an expensive pair of shoes we were wearing. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. To help prospective donators, singer introduces givewell, which investigates the work of charities and ranks them by their effectiveness.
The life you can save announces 10th anniversary edition of peter. The life you can save teaches us to be a part of the solution, helping others as we help ourselves. Acting now to end world poverty by singer, peter isbn. I would add in conclusion that having read the life you can save i have increased my direct debit to charity. Dec 03, 2019 in this tenth anniversary edition of the life you can save, peter singer brings his landmark book up to date. The life you can save celebrates its tenth anniversary with a free. In addition to restating his compelling arguments about how we should respond to extreme poverty, he examines the progress we are making and recounts how the first edition transformed the lives both of readers and the people they helped. The life you can save by peter singer audio summary. Broadcast on abc radio national and accessible from. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Singers thesis is loosely related to my own in the bottom. Fully updated and expanded ebook and audiobook of the life you. The life you can save in 3 minutes by peter singer youtube. Acting now to end world poverty is a 2009 book by australian philosopher peter singer.
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