Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of Traditional Ethics - Exploring Moral Dilemmas in Modern Society" 使用场景: This thought-provoking book is ideal for philosophy students, ethicists, and readers interested in contemporary moral debates, perfect for academic discussions, book clubs, and personal enlightenment.

I disagree with Mr. Singer on almost every point, but some of his premises are sound. I believe that all humans are persons. If you make an argument that personhood is earned through "performance" that is one thing that outsiders can measure. However, if personhood is achieved through what one EXPERIENCES, then how on earth is anyone in a position to judge those experiences?Unless Peter Singer remembers his lack of goals, aims and consciousness from when he was a fetus or a newborn, and unless he remembers his previous life as a comatose patient, or a child with down syndrome, or a gorilla, his logical arguments have no grounds.None of us have ever experienced being another. We cannot know what that experience is. Sure, we can measure performance and we can measure physical signals. But is absurd to say that is is "known" what a newborn infant or anyone else perceives or understands of their world.Although I totally disagree with it and find it shocking, abhorrent, evil and immoral, an argument could be made that those who cannot contribute to society or those who are a burden to society should be killed. However, in no way can an argument ever be made that those who do not have certain feelings or preferences should be killed. NO ONE CAN KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE CERTAIN PERCEPTIONS, FEELINGS, OR PREFERENCES!