This book is an urgent call to action and a hopeful primer on the power of compassion, when mixed with rigorous investigation and careful reasoning, to lift others out of despair. How to play your part in ending world poverty reprints by singer, peter isbn. In his book, the life you can save, singer cites oecd figures that show that the united states is at or near the bottom of the list of industrialized countries in terms of. With his trademark clarity, logic and intellectual flair peter singer shows us not only that this solution is possible, but also that we have a moral obligation to be part of it. This entails a vast amount of suffering and avoidable loss of life. His the life you can save is mostly uncontroversial, however, while singers skill at selfpromotion is admirably harnessed to a thoroughly worthy cause. No one loves you like i do by the life and times on amazon. The life you can save is a movement of people fighting extreme poverty. 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.
View our list of best charities for highly effective giving. The life you can save offers a solution to world poverty. The life you can save announces 10th anniversary edition of peter singers influential work on. Listen to your favorite songs from no one loves you like i do by the life and times now. Peter then founded a nonprofit organization of the same name, the life you can save, to advance the ideas in the. The life you can save in 3 minutes by peter singer youtube. 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.
This acclaimed book by peter singer is available at in several formats for your ereader. Acting now to end world poverty is a 2009 book by australian philosopher peter singer. Get the 10th anniversary edition of the life you can save. Inthe life you can save, singer makes the irrefutable argument that giving will make a huge difference in the lives of others, without diminishing the quality of our own. Its a decade since the launch of philosopher peter singers seminal the. Read free book excerpt from the life you can save by peter singer, page 2 of 3. In just three minutes, this video will tell you how you can save a life. The life you can save made me an effective altruist, says vicky cox. Fully updated and expanded ebook and audiobook of the life you. Music from and inspired by the original motion picture on discogs. Excerpt from the life you can save by peter singer, plus.
Creating a new digital experience for the life you can save. A summary of the life you can save is available through peter singer s 18 minute ted talk at i would also recommend caroline fiennes it aint what you give its the way that you give it. Peter singer was born in melbourne, australia, in 1946, and educated at the university of melbourne and the university of oxford. The life you can save celebrates its tenth anniversary with a free. Peter singer tells stephen that giving just a little bit would save a lot of lives. The life you can save best charities for effective giving. The life you can save by peter singer overdrive rakuten. 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 is a compelling moral voice seeking far more compassion for. The author argues that citizens of affluent nations are behaving immorally if they do. Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. The life you can save by peter singer excerpt by random house publishing group. I understand that i can unsubscribe at any time and i agree with your privacy.
The life you can save teaches us to be a part of the solution, helping others as we help ourselves. This may be the most important three minutes of your life. A powerful practice to finding the love of your life and the life you love. Buy a kindle kindle ebooks kindle unlimited prime reading best sellers. 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. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness.
The life you can save is a nonprofit that inspires and empowers people to take action in the fight against extreme poverty. We hold that an ethical life involves using some of our wealth and resources to save and improve the lives of those less. A compelling book that inspires and empowers people to act now to address global poverty. In early august 2019, we got a call at bilberrry, the digital agency i run, from charlie bresler. Now, on its tenth anniversary, singer has released an updated version of the life you can save.