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Books by Peter Singer mentioned on podcasts
Peter Singer's writings on ethics, animal rights, and effective altruism have been analyzed and praised by multiple podcast guests and hosts. On an episode of No Stupid Questions, Gary Gulman discussed how reading Peter Singer's book The Most Good You Can Do directly influenced his lifestyle choices and generated feelings of guilt regarding his housing scale. Steve Levitt and guests on People I (Mostly) Admire frequently discussed Animal Liberation, noting that it motivated numerous individuals to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle and served as a foundational text for the modern effective altruism movement. Levitt also referenced the 2015 edition of Animal Liberation while examining U.S. meat consumption trends that fell steadily between 2008 and 2015. On Modern Wisdom, the host and guests celebrated the enduring impact of Animal Liberation ahead of its fiftieth anniversary edition, crediting Singer for successfully nudging public consciousness. Furthermore, Peter Singer appeared on Modern Wisdom to discuss Ethics in the Real World and his related book The Life You Can Save, where he outlined more reasonable, scalable charitable giving percentages based on income levels. Similarly, an episode of The Daily Stoic credited Singer as a pioneer of animal rights and effective altruism, drawing connections between his philosophical foundations and ancient Stoic metaphors.
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Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer is a foundational philosophy text that galvanized the modern animal rights movement by arguing against the moral permissibility of animal exploitation.
Discussed“Peter singer's work animal Liberation which I still think from an ethical perspective I I think that we're going to look back on what we do now with much of animal farming and think of it as abhorent”
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The life you can save
The Life You Can Save: How to Play Your Part in Ending World Poverty by Peter Singer is a foundational work of moral philosophy and effective altruism that argues affluent individuals have an ethical obligation to alleviate extreme global suffering.
Recommended“so a really easy action is to go and read the life you can save by Peter Singer or doing good better by Will MCC CasCal which are both excellent entry points to this world and were a big part of Rebecca and my journey into effective giving”
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Practical ethics
Practical ethics by Peter Singer is a prominent philosophy book that addresses applied ethical issues, including the definition of equality, the moral status of animals, and complex dilemmas surrounding life and death.
Discussed“I actually read a book called practical ethics which is more written for people studying philosophy at University and is a bit more dense but the effect would be the same although it's worth saying”
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Ethics in the Real World
Ethics in the Real World by Peter Singer is a collection of accessible essays exploring pressing moral issues, poverty, animal welfare, and applied ethics.
Discussed“I suggest instead say in my book the life you can save I suggest more reasonable percentages of incomes that scale up as you earn more”
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Famine, affluence, and morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a seminal philosophical essay by Peter Singer that argues wealthy individuals have a profound moral obligation to donate significantly more resources to alleviate global suffering and poverty.
Discussed“and my illustration of this comes from an early article that I published in 1972 called famine affluence and morality”
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The Most Good You Can Do
The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer examines effective altruism, arguing that individuals can make a massive, measurable difference in saving lives globally by living within modest means and donating surplus income to high-impact charities.
Discussed“I want to get a bigger place, but it has to fall within this range of not too ostentatious, where I would feel guilty because I read this book by Peter Singer, "The Most Good You Can Do," where if you live within certain means and give away a certain amount, you can save lives.”
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A Darwinian Left
Discussed“you once wrote a book entitled a darwinian left do you think you're becoming more or less darwinian over time”
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Animal Liberation Now
Discussed“it is now titled animal Liberation now the definitive classic renewed and by my estimate it's about two-thirds to three-quarters new material”
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Hegel
Discussed“not everyone knows you've written a book on Hegel what have you learned from Hegel who is not a utilitarian right not a necessarily not a utilitarian and it's a let me just say firstly that book is written a long time ago I think in the early 1980s secondly it's a very slim book it's a 100 page book”
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Pushing Time Away
Discussed“I'm a big fan of your book pushing time away my grandfather and the tragedy of Jewish Vienna”
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