Esteemed ethicist Peter Singer will deliver a talk on “World Poverty: What Our Obligations?” tonight at Kimmel’s Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor) from 6.45pm to 8pm. The lecture will be followed by a signing of Singer’s latest book, “The Life You Can Save.” The event is free and open to the public, so plan on arriving early to guarantee a seat.

Singer is a professor of philosophy at Princeton, following the utilitarian school of thought. He is a strong advocate of the NYU’s rebel’s dietary quirk of choice – veganism.

His article for The New York Times on rationing health care over the summer certainly challenges the accepted standard of medical morality by asking us to fill in the blanks for statements like, “The life of one teenager is equivalent to saving the life of… 85-year-olds,” and, “… years of non-disabled life is worth… of disabled life.” If you are partial to screwing with your scruples, Singer’s talk is not one to be missed.

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