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“Rethinking Life and Death” is a perfect book to understand the philosophies underpinning modern conceptions of life and death, in particular in the medical field. Peter Singer is the author of this interesting book. Peter Singer is arguably the sharpest thinker about these issues. He illustrates the irrationality and inconsistency of our current laws and most people’s thinking about issues of life and death through varied medical examples across the world. Ethics of abortion, euthanasia, and treatment of people in comas all get a rigorous treatment within the book. The author argues that medical decisions and laws, as well as the religious and political positions of the past, have been incoherent, a hodgepodge of patches that more quickly demonstrate the crumbling of the framework still in use, rather than a nuanced view of life and death. Through lucid arguments, the author shows a more coherent ethic that answers the pressing concerns of our ever-growing medical capabilities, responds in a humane way to the thousands of people who wish to end their life rather than suffer (and pull their families and doctors through suffering), and a multitude of other issues that affect millions of lives. In the end, he shares a coherent set of five mutually-compatible positions that are worthy and a much-needed replacement to what is currently in use.

Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of concerned men and women to the shocking abuse of animals everywhere -- inspiring a worldwide movement to eliminate much of the cruel and unnecessary laboratory animal experimentation of years past.In this newly revised and expanded edition, author Peter Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's "factory forms" and product-testing procedures -- offering sound, humane solutions to what has become a profound environmental and social as well as moral issue. An important and persuasive appeal to conscience, fairness, decency and justice, Animal Liberation is essential reading for the supporter and the skeptic alike.