Ethics in the Real World

Ethics in the Real World (Princeton University Press) is a complicated collection of essays that address a wide variety of world problems through the ethical lens of philosopher Peter Singer. Some of these issues include climate change, abortion, poverty, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, among many others.The collection includes 82 individual essays that approach these dense and controversial topics. Eye-opening and enriching, Singer’s ethical reasoning provides an opportunity for readers to see significant world topics differently.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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October 2026

Holding on to Jewish life; Katy Anderson Keating ’08’s career in wine; Hollywood loves Princeton.