Interaction between Peter Singer and Christian ethics, to the extent that it has happened at all, has been unproductive and often antagonistic. Singer sees himself as leading a 'Copernican Revolution' against a sanctity of life ethic, while many Christians associate his work with a 'culture of death'. Charles Camosy shows that this polarized understanding of the two positions is a mistake. While their conclusions about abortion and euthanasia may differ, there is surprising overlap in Christian and Singerite arguments, and disagreements are interesting and fruitful. Furthermore, it turns out that Christians and Singerites can even make common cause, for instance in matters such as global poverty and the dignity of non-human animals. Peter Singer and Christian ethics are far closer than almost anyone has imagined, and this book is valuable to those who are interested in fresh thinking about the relationship between religious and secular ethics.



Zusammenfassung
This book explores a number of important issues to illuminate the common ground between Peter Singer and Christian ethics.
Titel
Peter Singer and Christian Ethics
Untertitel
Beyond Polarization
EAN
9781139368148
ISBN
978-1-139-36814-8
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
12.04.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.62 MB
Anzahl Seiten
210
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch