Peter Singer and Christian Ethics Beyond Polarization
- New York Cambridge University 2012
- 278p
includes index and biblioraphy
Introduction Who is Peter Singer? Thesis and method of this book A note about my approach as a Christian 1 Abortion Introduction Issues on which Singer and the Church agree The moral status of the fetus A disagreement over potential Objections to the argument from potential Conclusion 2 Euthanasia and the end of life Introduction Moral status at the end of life Medical treatment and care of persons at the end of life From morality to public policy Conclusion 3 Non-human animals Introduction Singer on how we treat non-human animals Singer on reforming our practices and attitudes The Church on non-human animals: current teaching The Church on non-human animals: scripture and tradition The Church on non-human animals: some modern approaches Are some non-human animals persons? Conclusion 4 Duties to the poor Introduction The arguments Christian overlap with Singer Responding to objections Common objectives Impartiality in duties to the poor? The Church on partial preferences A broader understanding of poverty? How serious are our duties to the poor? Conclusion 5 Ethical theory Introduction Consequence-based reasoning Rules-based reasoning A common consequentialist approach? Christian utilitarianism? The principle of double effect The place of exceptionless moral norms More on proportionate reasoning Conclusion 6 Singer`s shift? Introduction Objectivity and preference utilitarianism Objectivity and Christian ethics Singer on preferences, interests, and happiness A Christian understanding: loving your neighbor as yourself Teleology and the possibility of conversation Conclusion