--- product_id: 518702025 title: "Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter – A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition" price: "AR$63611" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/518702025-ethics-in-the-real-world-90-essays-on-things-that store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter – A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition **Price:** AR$63611 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter – A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition - **How much does it cost?** AR$63611 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/518702025-ethics-in-the-real-world-90-essays-on-things-that) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's most influential philosopher Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation , Practical Ethics , Rethinking Life and Death , and The Life You Can Save , he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World , Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words. In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The collection also includes some more personal reflections, like Singer’s thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a holiday feast. Provocative and original, these essays will challenge―and possibly change―your beliefs about a wide range of real-world ethical questions. Review: Small changes in taxes by the state govt's can make moral progress, if done properly for climate - People with wealth, or political power, are in a position where there are difficult ethical decisions (to paraphrase parts of p. 24). This could mean, for example, that when state legislators in the US are given citizens letters to raise the gasoline tax ten cents ($0.10/gal) for climate and efficiency, and these legislators avoid the topic they have more responsibility for a bad climate outcome than several hundred much less influential climate activists. The Singer recommendation that everyone with about $30,000 or more yearly income donate to good charities has to equally apply to elected politicians and government employees, who can by their decisions shift some small amount of money per person per day (ex. $1 day in higher gasoline tax on average) for the common good. More generally though, the voters who are about 80% Democrat in Blue states could easily push through a ten cent a gallon gasoline tax increase for climate funds, and thus have a kind of widespread or diffused moral responsibility equal to or greater than any state governor or any one legislator. Additionally, any public employees such as in the state AG office that censor climate debate have a particularly high level of responsibility for climate and the droughts that will occur, leading to famine. These issues of personal responsibility, in the ethics debate, do not match up with US law. Elected leaders have sovereign immunity and will not get fined or go to prison for bad decisions. So there is a big gap between ethical duties and legal duties of elected presidents, governors, legislators. This may seem like something that is problematic, however, in a nation like Russia which may enter a new era after the Ukraine war, it is possible and economically feasible to have ethics debates in the media and at universities where politics and ethics are separate. This gives cover to social reformers who like other great reformers in the 19th and 20th century had to advance ethical goals that were not seen or declared a threat to the government. Review: A utilitarian looks at our current issues - A logical approach to problems from a utilitarians point of view. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #168,842 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #80 in Social Philosophy #303 in Philosophy of Ethics & Morality | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 76 Reviews | ## Images ![Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things That Matter – A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lKA0r+7tL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Small changes in taxes by the state govt's can make moral progress, if done properly for climate *by C***M on March 15, 2025* People with wealth, or political power, are in a position where there are difficult ethical decisions (to paraphrase parts of p. 24). This could mean, for example, that when state legislators in the US are given citizens letters to raise the gasoline tax ten cents ($0.10/gal) for climate and efficiency, and these legislators avoid the topic they have more responsibility for a bad climate outcome than several hundred much less influential climate activists. The Singer recommendation that everyone with about $30,000 or more yearly income donate to good charities has to equally apply to elected politicians and government employees, who can by their decisions shift some small amount of money per person per day (ex. $1 day in higher gasoline tax on average) for the common good. More generally though, the voters who are about 80% Democrat in Blue states could easily push through a ten cent a gallon gasoline tax increase for climate funds, and thus have a kind of widespread or diffused moral responsibility equal to or greater than any state governor or any one legislator. Additionally, any public employees such as in the state AG office that censor climate debate have a particularly high level of responsibility for climate and the droughts that will occur, leading to famine. These issues of personal responsibility, in the ethics debate, do not match up with US law. Elected leaders have sovereign immunity and will not get fined or go to prison for bad decisions. So there is a big gap between ethical duties and legal duties of elected presidents, governors, legislators. This may seem like something that is problematic, however, in a nation like Russia which may enter a new era after the Ukraine war, it is possible and economically feasible to have ethics debates in the media and at universities where politics and ethics are separate. This gives cover to social reformers who like other great reformers in the 19th and 20th century had to advance ethical goals that were not seen or declared a threat to the government. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A utilitarian looks at our current issues *by M***N on January 24, 2025* A logical approach to problems from a utilitarians point of view. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pretty good *by L***. on December 10, 2024* Great collection of well reasoned arguments about contemporary issues with ethical components (meaning that not much is off limits). I enjoyed it but felt the author focused pretty heavily on cost / benefit analysis and utilitarian considerations and I was hoping he would draw more broadly on philosophical traditions I am less familiar with. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/518702025-ethics-in-the-real-world-90-essays-on-things-that](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/518702025-ethics-in-the-real-world-90-essays-on-things-that) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*