Thanks Emre—simple question what are his current views, I’m assuming from what you are saying he is still pro infanticide in rare circumstances soon after birth?
I think he’s not commenting on it much anymore since this issue isn’t really a major priority. But I think he used to advocate for infanticide in a larger set of circumstances(eg. when it’s possible to have another child who will have a happier life). The part about infanticide isn’t that relevant to any kind of work EA is doing. But his views are still debated in animal advocacy circles and I am not sure what exactly his position is.
I think he writes a bit about it here: https://petersinger.info/faq in the section: “You have been quoted as saying: “Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.” Is that quote accurate?”
Thanks Emre—simple question what are his current views, I’m assuming from what you are saying he is still pro infanticide in rare circumstances soon after birth?
I think he’s not commenting on it much anymore since this issue isn’t really a major priority. But I think he used to advocate for infanticide in a larger set of circumstances(eg. when it’s possible to have another child who will have a happier life). The part about infanticide isn’t that relevant to any kind of work EA is doing. But his views are still debated in animal advocacy circles and I am not sure what exactly his position is.
Gotcha. It’s true it’s not immediately obvious from google or chatGPTx.
I think he writes a bit about it here: https://petersinger.info/faq in the section: “You have been quoted as saying: “Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.” Is that quote accurate?”