Book: One World: The Ethics of Globalization, by Peter Singer Article: Greatest Good for the Greatest Number, washingtonmonthly.com Peter Singer elaborates on the benefits of globalization.... "Yes, it's that Peter Singer. The one who has suggested that animals sometimes have the same rights as people, that the old should be euthanized to divert resources to the young (though he would spare his own infirm mother), that Americans should give away almost everything they possess to the developing world and live themselves like the developing world's poor (Singer donates to charity but he hasn't given almost everything away, as he advised others to do, and won't give to bums on the street). The Peter Singer who has said that utilitarian arguments can justify killing the innocent if benefits to others are large ....

Article: Thinking About Life: Epicurism upi.com ""Eat drink and be merry!" Many people consider that a fair summary of the Epicurean philosophy, named for its founder, the Athenian philosopher Epicurus who lived from 341-271 B.C., a few generations after Plato. It is a natural mistake.Greek word for pleasure is "hedone", whence our word "hedonism." A hedonist, we know, is someone who devotes himself to sensual pleasure...[But] in fact, Epicureanism is a deeply ascetic philosophy." more