Filósofo

Peter Singer

1946 - presente

Peter Singer

Peter Albert David Singer (Melbourne, Victoria; 6 de julio de 1946) es un filósofo utilitarista australiano. Es profesor de derecho y de filosofía en la Universidad de Monash (Melbourne). Tras sus estudios iniciales en Australia, se traslada a la Universidad de Oxford, donde toma contacto con el utilitarismo ético mediante la lectura de autores en lengua inglesa, como Jeremy Bentham y John Stuart Mill. Allí participa en protestas contra la guerra de Vietnam, y también tiene lugar su «conversión» al vegetarianismo, por influencia de algunos estudiantes, que le despertaron el interés por los problemas en ética aplicada relativos al trato ético a los animales, el aborto, la eutanasia, la pobreza, la distribución de ingresos, la educación, entre otros. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Singer is the 357th most popular filósofo (up from 389th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Filósofo.

Peter Singer is most famous for his book Animal Liberation, which argues that the interests of animals should be considered equal to those of humans.

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Among Filósofos

Among filósofos, Peter Singer ranks 357 out of 1,267. Before him are Aristoxenus, Robert Nozick, Hermann Cohen, Günther Anders, René Girard, and Otto Neurath. After him are Abul A'la Maududi, Nasir Khusraw, John Philoponus, George Santayana, Fukuzawa Yukichi, and Julius Caesar Scaliger.

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Aristoxenus
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 351
Robert Nozick
1938 - 2002
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 352
Hermann Cohen
1842 - 1918
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 353
Günther Anders
1902 - 1992
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 354
René Girard
1923 - 2015
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 355
Otto Neurath
1882 - 1945
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 356
Peter Singer
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 357
Abul A'la Maududi
1903 - 1979
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 358
Nasir Khusraw
1004 - 1088
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 359
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 360
George Santayana
1863 - 1952
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 361
Fukuzawa Yukichi
1835 - 1901
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 362
Julius Caesar Scaliger
1484 - 1558
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 363

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Peter Singer ranks 88. Before him are Paul L. Modrich, Rade Šerbedžija, Berti Vogts, Marilyn vos Savant, Uri Geller, and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl. After him are Xanana Gusmão, Daniel Goleman, Chris Slade, Julian Barnes, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and Gerard 't Hooft.

Others Born in 1946

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Paul L. Modrich
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 82
Rade Šerbedžija
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 83
Berti Vogts
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 84
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 85
Uri Geller
MAGICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 86
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 87
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 88
Xanana Gusmão
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 89
Daniel Goleman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 90
Chris Slade
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 91
Julian Barnes
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 92
Gilbert O'Sullivan
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 93
Gerard 't Hooft
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 94

In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Singer ranks 32 out of 1,143. Before him are Heath Ledger (1979), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951), Robin Warren (1937), Elton Mayo (1880), Hugh Jackman (1968), and Colleen McCullough (1937). After him are V. Gordon Childe (1892), Howard Florey (1898), Lisa Gerrard (1961), Peter Weir (1944), Steve Irwin (1962), and Johnny Logan (1954).

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Heath Ledger
ACTOR
1979 - 2008
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 26
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
TENNIS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 27
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 28
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 29
Hugh Jackman
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 30
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 31
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 32
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 33
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 34
Lisa Gerrard
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 35
Peter Weir
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 36
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 37
Johnny Logan
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 38