Ethics

Peter Singer is Professor and Deputy Director at the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Victoria. He has made numerous TV appearances talking about ethics and animal rights; he is general editor of `Studies in Bioethics' (OUP); extremely well known in Australia and a big name in ethics throughout the world.

• INTRODUCTION PART 1: THE NATURE OF ETHICS: ITS ORIGINS,VARIATIONS, AND BASIS; A. THE LONG SEARCH FOR THE ORIGINS OF ETHICS; B. COMMON THEMES IN PRIMATE ETHICS; C. THE ROLE OF REASON; PART II: THE CONTENT OF ETHICS: JUDGING GOOD OUTCOMES AND RIGHTS ACTS; A. ULTIMATE GOD; B. DECIDING WHAT IS RIGHT