Peter Singer has long since proven himself to be one of the most important and influential ethical utilitarian philosophers of the 20th century. However, when Singer steps into the realm of politics things get a little murky; this book, "One World" is an analysis of Globalization and its effects, and it's a less than perfect work. For instance, Singer provides thorough background information on the harmful effects industry is having on the environment in the form of greenhouse gas emissions, and...

Peter Singer is an incredible writer, and a brilliant thinker. His biggest strength is as a philosopher and in One World, this is the tool he uses to debunk Western political philosphy, specifically as it relates to the concepts of nation-states, diplomacy, and capitalism. Peter Singer is a professor (in New Mexico I believe) and this book definitely reads as a text designed for students. I found it hard to turn off the impulse to underline and highlight as the architecture of his arguments leap...

Although I do not entirely agree. It was a good read

Singer is intelligent but this book is just downright boring. Its repetitive and mostly relays common sense.I only made it to the third chapter on the new global economy. Expecting a broad, political, and philosophical discussion, I found only a lengthy attack on the WTO.This book just simply didn't seem worth my time.

Singer writes this book with a discussion on ethics in the inevitable evolution of our worldwide community. I enjoyed his arguments and his accusations were well supported. The main topics are globalization, the ethics of WTO, and our role in the environment.

Unfortunately i have to give this book a low grade. It's an interesting topic and Singer is an interesting thinker, however his research is very sloppy. While I was initially enthusiastic, after doing my own research i found that many of his thoughts are based on faulty information and cannot stand. However, if you are interested in thinking in ethics, this is an excellent exercise, if not a manual for real-world problems.http://uk.geocities.com/spikslow/essa...

Nothing is more important than developing ethical principles for a global society. And nobody is more qualified to speak on the subject than a world class philosopher like Peter Singer. It therefore breaks my heart to tell you that this book falls diabolically short of those high expectations. Don't get me wrong. Many of the essays are good or even very good. The best ones, unsurprisingly, deal with the ethics of global justice, our obligations to strangers, utilitarianism, and other familiar (a...

To be a responsible citizen (of the world) is to have a globally acceptable ethics, but then;what are globally acceptable ethics? It doesn't necessarily falls within your moral conduct. Sometimes 'making morality so demanding threatens to bring the whole of morality into disrepute' :Peter Singer~glad to have found this book.

A book about the problems of globalization. For the most part, in this book the author stays away from the controversial themes for which he is infamous. His suggestions seem quite sensible on the surface. But the devil is in the details.At some point he argues for a global governing body to encourage human rights for instance. But, just how much can this be pushed? What to some may seem as a fundamental human right (the so-called right to abortion) is to others a license to commit murder. And e...

I think the ordering of chapters within this book could have been managed a bit more effectively, opening with the foundational philosophical principles that undergird the inevitably of globalization and the ethical issues that arise, followed by the more practical justifications including climate change, human rights, and our obligations to give and expand our moral sphere. Nonetheless, it's a great piece that poke the obvious holes in moral relativism, as well as the narratives pushed by those...

This is not a complete ethical view of what globalisation is and what ethical frameworks should govern it. It is at best a collection of thoughts on some of the issues globalisation brings to the forefront in our current time. It is as well a collection of previous ideas and writings by Singer put together in one book including his writings on animal rights, equality, humanitarian interventions, foreign aid, etc.The issue I have with this book is that it feels that since Singer brought previous

Bailing at the 30% mark. This is a text book and I am not a philosophy student. I am interested in the topic, but the way this is written is just way too dry for me.

I love/hate reading Peter Singer because his ethical arguments are so clear and logical that he almost invariably succeeds in making me feel guilty. In that it makes me reflect on the morality of my own lifestyle this is a good thing. In One World, Singer is strongest at the individual level, advocating for an individual's responsibility to help those less fortunate (with a specific focus on extreme global poverty). I especially liked his description/prescription of 'two-level utilitarianism' in...

Didn't read the whole thing because it was mostly about ethics rather than the mechanics of globalization. But it provides a more practical application of the ideas in his other book (a better work of ethics, imo), The Expanding Circle. And provides useful information on historical events relevant to those who want to study globalization from the perspective of moral philosophy and politics.

Peter Singer brings his well reasoned and superbly lucid writing (he is as lucid as any philosopher I've ever read) to the task of assesing the ethics of globalization. Singer covers not only the economic aspect of globalization (which is what most people are referring to when they say "globalization") but addresses international law, poverty, and global warming. Singer's treatment of poverty is nothing new to those already familiar with his views on this subject. He argues that we should give m...

I had to read this book for class. It was really dense and though the topic has lots of potential I found it hard to get through the name dropping and awkwardly long sentence structure.

Miss rona has been kicking my ass for the past few days but I have managed to get a few reads in. Needless to say, I have yet to come across a read by Peter Singer that has not exceeded my expectations. Considered one of the most controversial philosophers alive, Singer continues to educate & advocate in this eloquent examination of the ethics of globalization from the global economy to global law to the ever so concerning emergency of a global atmosphere under climate change amongst others. Thi...

I read this book for my philosophy class and I thought I include it here to boost up my book count haha. I have pretty mixed feelings about this one. I'm kind of glad that we had to read it because it was interesting to read one of Peter Singer's works. He's a pretty controversial person so it was interesting to hear from his perspective. I would say that he makes some great points but then there are things that are completely bullshit in my opinion. Globalization could be considered to be on of...

Hard to take seriously an ethical assessment of the world by a man so strict in his utilitarianism that he says infanticide can be moral in some situations.

Text bookish, hence not that much fun. I'd rather read a summary.