Ethics of our real world

In the articles of this book, Peter Singer applies his controversial thinking methods to issues including climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, kidney sales, the ethics of expensive art, and ways to increase happiness. Singer questions whether we should consider chimpanzees as persons, and whether we should ban smoking, and repeats his argument against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying it to some recent events. Furthermore, he explores, in a smooth and easy style, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as questioning whether anything matters, and about the pale blue dot, which is our planet. These articles also include some of Singer's personal reflections on his favorite activities, and an unusual suggestion for a family conversation at a holiday feast.