Peter Singer

Peter Singer first gained international recognition with the publication of Animal Liberation in 1975, a foundational text in the animal rights movement. His most recent book, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Yale University Press, April 2015), explores the principles of effective altruism. Singer's extensive bibliography also includes influential works such as Democracy and Disobedience (1973), Practical Ethics (1979, 3rd ed. 2011), The Expanding Circle (1981, new ed. 2011), and The Life You Can Save (2009). He holds a joint appointment at Princeton University's University Center for Human Values and as Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. Additionally, Singer is the founder and board chair of The Life You Can Save, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating extreme poverty.