RE: Theistic morality
July 27, 2010 at 11:30 am
(This post was last modified: July 27, 2010 at 11:32 am by The Omnissiunt One.)
(July 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Besides the small article on Wikipedia, where else are there some good readings on PU?
Peter Singer's Practical Ethics is the work which most comprehensively sets out PU. As he's the leading proponent of PU, his other books might also be good (though I haven't read them), like The Expanding Circle. Animal Liberation is also very good on the specific topic of our treatment of animals, which he deals with in Practical Ethics too.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
