The concept of applied ethics and morals of equality in Peter Singer philosophy

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Criticism Peter Singer ethics, and develop a set of things do not belong in his mind to ethics, argued that moral thinking as possible ethics are what allow rational thinking, and give it an important and unique role in ethical decision-making. Singer said the morality of equality, and that all human beings are equal. And that the basis of the ethics of equality is the principle that equality of interests, which is that when issuing moral judgment must override any personal point of view, and it must take into account the interests of both have already been affected, that is, give weight is equal to the interests of both affected by our actions. The singer has equated the species (male and female), and also equated between man and animal, and went on to call for the adoption of the vegetable principle, because there is no need to look for meat on the basis of satisfying nutritional needs, as long as we satisfy these needs by replacing meat and other vegetable products protein-rich

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