Peter Singer and Christian ethics : beyond polarization / Charles Camosy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Camosy, Charles Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singer, Peter, 1946-.

Singer, Peter.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Peter Singer & Christian Ethics

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interaction between Peter Singer and Christian ethics, to the extent that it has happened at all, has been unproductive and often antagonistic. Singer sees himself as leading a 'Copernican Revolution' against a sanctity of life ethic, while many Christians associate his work with a 'culture of death'. Charles Camosy shows that this polarized understanding of the two positions is a mistake. While their conclusions about abortion and euthanasia may differ, there is surprising overlap in Christian and Singerite arguments, and disagreements are interesting and fruitful. Furthermore, it turns out that Christians and Singerites can even make common cause, for instance in matters such as global poverty and the dignity of non-human animals. Peter Singer and Christian ethics are far closer than almost anyone has imagined, and this book is valuable to those who are interested in fresh thinking about the relationship between religious and secular ethics.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Abortion; 2. Euthanasia and the end of life; 3. Non-human animals; 4. Duties to the poor; 5. Ethical theory; 6. Singer's shift?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendices.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22386-5

1-139-36536-3

1-280-66380-4

9786613640734

1-139-37785-X

1-139-37499-0

1-139-04330-7

1-139-37642-X

1-139-37100-2

1-139-37928-3

OCLC:

794383736