{"title":"Peter Singer","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Singer's works explore profound questions at the intersection of \u003cem\u003ephilosophy, ethics, and human responsibility\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing challenges readers to consider the moral dimensions of daily choices, from animal welfare to global justice, inviting a thoughtful examination of how we live and treat others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith insights spanning moral philosophy and practical ethics, his books also touch on science and nature, as well as food ethics, encouraging a compassionate and reflective approach to modern life. Readers can expect clear, persuasive arguments that inspire action and deeper understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ethics-in-the-real-world","title":"Ethics in the Real World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA revised edition of Peter Singer's powerful collection, featuring 37 new essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA fully updated and expanded edition of Peter Singer's powerful collection, including 37 new essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree speech and fake news, stopping Putin, pandemic ethics, climate change, extreme poverty, abortion, euthanasia, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, happiness, climbing Mt Everest, the parenting style of elephants, our relationship with kangaroos and colonising space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most influential philosophers brings clarity, focus and brilliant analysis to a wide range of current real-world ethical matters. These provocative short essays will challenge—and possibly change—the way you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45693311156460,"sku":"9781922790316","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781922790316.jpg?v=1725597191"},{"product_id":"the-most-good-you-can-do","title":"The Most Good You Can Do","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Most Good You Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Singer delves into the compelling and thought-provoking world of effective altruism. This groundbreaking book explores a new ethical framework that challenges traditional notions of charitable giving and urges readers to consider a more systematic and impactful approach to making a difference.\n\nIn his characteristically clear and persuasive style, Singer introduces the concept of effective altruism, a movement that encourages individuals to use evidence and reason to determine the most effective ways to benefit others. The book makes the case for a rigorously unsentimental approach to philanthropy, suggesting that a substantial proportion of our money and time should be donated to organisations that can demonstrate they will do the most good with those resources, rather than those that simply appeal to our emotions.\n\nThrough a series of inspiring profiles, Singer showcases remarkable individuals who have embraced this philosophy and restructured their lives to maximise their positive impact on the world. These personal stories illustrate the wide array of ways people are contributing to the greater good, from donating large portions of their income to choosing careers that allow them to make significant charitable contributions.\n\nSinger argues that effective altruism not only addresses some of the world's most pressing problems but also paradoxically leads to profound personal fulfilment. By aligning our personal actions with our broader ethical values, Singer suggests, we can lead more meaningful lives.\n\nBill and Melinda Gates have praised the book, stating, \"Singer makes a strong case for a simple idea—that each of us has a tremendous opportunity to help others with our abilities, time, and money. \u003ci\u003eThe Most Good You Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e is an optimistic and compelling look at the positive impact that giving can have on the world.\"\n\nThis optimistic and compelling book is not just a call to action but also a practical guide on how to contribute effectively. For anyone looking to make a real difference, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Good You Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e provides the philosophical insights, empirical evidence, and personal inspiration needed to guide your altruistic journey.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45693364961516,"sku":"9781925240986","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925240986.jpg?v=1725598633"},{"product_id":"why-vegan-by-peter-singer-9780241472385","title":"Why Vegan?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo the only question is - do animals other than man suffer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great moral philosophers of the modern age, Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should live our lives. The ideas collected in these writings, arguing that human tyranny over animals is a wrong comparable to racism and sexism, triggered the animal rights movement and gave impetus to the rise in vegan eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat Ideas.\u003c\/em\u003e Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilisation and helped make us who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342210814188,"sku":"9780241472385","price":18.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26523183482273.jpg?v=1743886194"},{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-what-we-eat-by-jim-mason-9781921145872","title":"The Ethics of What We Eat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter achieving best-selling status in trade paperback, a handsome new format edition of this important work by Australia's Peter Singer is now available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, Peter Singer and Jim Mason published \u003cem\u003eAnimal Factories\u003c\/em\u003e, a landmark work on the harm factory farming inflicts on the environment, rural communities, and animals. A generation later, in \u003cem\u003eThe Ethics of What We Eat\u003c\/em\u003e, the pair embark on a remarkable journey to investigate the foods we eat. Their findings are both shocking and illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir adventure begins at the dinner tables of three families with differing tastes and shopping habits. The authors scrutinise methods of production for every food group, including the factory farming of cattle and pigs, of chicken and fish, as well as the recent increase of GM foods now available from our supermarket shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey also explore the burgeoning organic food movement, the fair trade movement, the pros and cons of buying locally, and how it is possible to be an ethical consumer in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342754992364,"sku":"9781921145872","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27955633482871.jpg?v=1743939947"},{"product_id":"animal-liberation-now-by-peter-singer-9781529925548","title":"Animal Liberation Now","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe landmark book that opened the world's eyes to the suffering of animals, fully rewritten and entirely updated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal Liberation\u003c\/em\u003e started a worldwide movement when it revealed the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories. It demonstrated that these and other practices were the cause of appalling and unnecessary suffering and therefore morally indefensible. In the fifty years since, science has further vindicated Peter Singer's arguments about animal sentience, vegetarianism has become widespread, and the book has helped change the minds of millions. But the situation for animals has in many ways grown worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite improvements in animal welfare in some regions—brought about in large part by this book—in many others the scale of their abuse has reached staggering new depths. This revised edition, of which about two-thirds is entirely new, documents these and other developments, such as the impact of meat consumption on climate and the spread of dangerous new viruses. It refines its arguments in light of new evidence, equips the reader with fresh tools and advice, and shows us all the road ahead. The result, \u003cem\u003eAnimal Liberation Now\u003c\/em\u003e, is a book of galvanising power, relevance, and importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542107148524,"sku":"9781529925548","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19677203482732.jpg?v=1749701050"},{"product_id":"how-are-we-to-live-by-peter-singer-9781863304313","title":"How Are We To Live?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs there still anything to live for? Is anything worth pursuing, apart from money, love and caring for one's own family?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow Are We to Live?\u003c\/em\u003e, Peter Singer suggests that people who take an ethical approach to life often escape from the trap of meaninglessness, finding a deeper satisfaction in what they are doing than people whose goals are narrower and more self-centred. He spells out what he means by an ethical approach to life and shows that it can bring about significant and far-reaching changes to our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Is there still anything to live for? Is anything worth pursuing, apart from money, love and caring for one's own family? . . . In this book I give one answer. It is as ancient as the dawn of philosophy, but as much needed in our circumstances today as it ever was before. The answer is that we can live an ethical life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546585387244,"sku":"9781863304313","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11255843482851.jpg?v=1749841462"},{"product_id":"consider-the-turkey-by-peter-singer-9780691231686","title":"Consider the Turkey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA turkey is the centrepiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about today's specially bred, commercially produced birds. In this brief book, bestselling author Peter Singer tells their story and, unfortunately, it's not a happy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, he also offers a brief history of the turkey and its consumption, ridicules the annual U.S. presidential 'pardon' of a Thanksgiving turkey, and introduces us to 'a tremendously handsome, outgoing, and intelligent turkey' named Cornelius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbove all, Singer explains how we can improve our holiday tables—for turkeys, people, and the planet—by liberating ourselves from the traditional turkey feast. 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With a new preface from the author, this edition celebrates the continued importance of social movements and provides a path towards furthering changes in our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSinger, one of the world's most influential living philosophers, reveals how Henry Spira influenced major corporations by simultaneously applying targeted pressures and removing existing obstacles to achieve his ethical goals. As people all over the world continue to struggle for justice, Spira's method of effecting change serves as a proven model for activists fighting across a wide range of causes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000614863084,"sku":"9781538123898","price":48.32,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17403333482735.jpg?v=1763289362"},{"product_id":"the-expanding-circle-by-peter-singer-9780691150697","title":"The Expanding Circle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? 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