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Peter Singer

Ethics

Peter Albert David Singer, born 6 July 1946, is an Australian moral philosopher who holds the title of Emeritus Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1946 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1946-07-06 1
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account
Utilitarianism 1
Classification
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
Australia 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Utilitarianism 1
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Associated With

Argument from Marginal Cases, Arguments and Positions
Source Argument from Marginal Cases (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Bioethics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Peter Singer (Wikipedia)
Ethics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Peter Singer (Wikipedia)

In Tradition

Utilitarianism, Schools of Philosophy
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Nationality

Australia

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Peter Singer (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3
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Peter Albert David Singer (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher who is Emeritus Ira W.
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1. Peter Singer (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
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  • Infobox (birth-year)
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  • Lead section
    is an Australian moral philosopher who is Emeritus Ira W.
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Peter Albert David Singer (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher who is Emeritus Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University.
  • In Branch: Ethics, Infobox: main_interests
    Applied ethics, Bioethics
  • In Branch: Bioethics, Infobox: main_interests
    Applied ethics, Bioethics
  • In Group: Utilitarian Ethics, Infobox: school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy, Utilitarianism
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Argument from Marginal Cases (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Argument from Marginal Cases, Article text
Quote, Associated With: Argument from Marginal Cases, Article text
Peter Singer phrases it this way:
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