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For the first time in history, it is within our reach to eradicate world poverty and the suffering it brings. A billion people struggle to live each day on less than many of us pay for a bottle of water. Nearly ten million children die each year from poverty-related causes. Our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible. If we are not to turn our backs on a fifth of the world's population, we must become part of the solution. This is the right time to ask yourself: 'What should I be doing to help?' Peter Singer's unflinching, persuasive and rigorous book is a call to action. It not only suggests what you should be doing, but also shows you how you can do it. It shows you the life you can save.
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Peter Singer, geb. 1946, war bis 1999 Professor für Philosophie und stellvertretender Direktor des Centre for Human Bioethics an der Monash University Melbourne/Australien. Er lehrt derzeit als De Camp Professor of Bioethics an der Princeton University, USA. International bekannt wurde Peter Singer vor allem durch sein Buch "Animal Liberation". U.a. sind bisher von ihm erschienen: "Muß dieses Kind am Leben bleiben? Das Problem schwerstgeschädigter Neugeborener" (mit Helga Kuhse, 1992) und "Wie sollen wir leben? Ethik in einer egoistischen Zeit" (1996).
