An Evening with Peter Singer
Our world is beautiful and prosperous for some, and a living hell for others.
Greed and exploitation are making the rich even richer at the expense of the most vulnerable. Global famine and poverty persist despite there being more than enough money to solve them, and humanity as a whole continues to neglect the needs of non-human life at the cost of our planet’s longevity.
Facing these existential problems, we’ve turned to political leaders, journalists and commentators to try and find answers, but perhaps we shouldn’t. None of them can do the work of a philosopher; someone who has dedicated their life to wrestling with existential questions.
Each individual (yes, that includes you!) needs a moral foundation from which to live and base the thousands of decisions we make everyday. Put simply, we need philosophy. And as Kwame Anthony Appiah recently said, “Few academic philosophers have ever had the impact of Peter Singer”.
An Evening with Peter Singer
Our world is beautiful and prosperous for some, and a living hell for others.
Greed and exploitation are making the rich even richer at the expense of the most vulnerable. Global famine and poverty persist despite there being more than enough money to solve them, and humanity as a whole continues to neglect the needs of non-human life at the cost of our planet’s longevity.
Facing these existential problems, we’ve turned to political leaders, journalists and commentators to try and find answers, but perhaps we shouldn’t. None of them can do the work of a philosopher; someone who has dedicated their life to wrestling with existential questions.
Each individual (yes, that includes you!) needs a moral foundation from which to live and base the thousands of decisions we make everyday. Put simply, we need philosophy. And as Kwame Anthony Appiah recently said, “Few academic philosophers have ever had the impact of Peter Singer”.
Since the 70’s Peter’s work has been guided by the same idea: “If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.”
Over five decades Peter has never shied away from difficult and controversial conversations, and inspired countless people around the world to do the same. In 1975 his book Animal Liberation paved the way for the animal rights movement, motivating millions to care about the suffering of animals, something that is common today but was almost unheard of at that time. In 2009 his guide to ending world poverty, The Life You Can Save, sparked the global Effective Altruism movement, helping everyday people and the mega-rich support truly worthy causes. And in 2021 he co-founded The Journal of Controversial Ideas, an answer to echo-chambers and cancel culture stifling rational discourse.
Peter’s work has been lauded around the world:
- He was inducted into the United States Animal Rights Hall of Fame in 2000,
- In 2012, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for “eminent service to philosophy and bioethics as a leader of public debate and communicator of ideas in the areas of global poverty, animal welfare and the human condition”,
- He received Philosophy Now’s 2016 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity for his efforts “to disturb the comfortable complacency with which many of us habitually ignore the desperate needs of others … particularly for this work as it relates to the Effective Altruism movement”,
- and in 2021, he was awarded the $1 million Berggruen Prize for his invaluable contribution to philosophy (which he’s donated to effective charities).
A mind like Peter’s is a rare gem, and perhaps we need him and his work more than ever. As one of history’s greatest utilitarian philosophers, he has inherited a duty to reason with many of life’s most controversial and painful questions.
Get your tickets to An Evening with Peter Singer to see Peter in action, and to explore topics like animal welfare, effective altruism, free speech, and mandatory vaccinations through a utilitarian lens.
IN-PERSON TICKETS
If your idea of a fun time is witnessing the world’s most influential living moral philosopher dive into existential questions and ethical minefields, then you need to grab your tickets today!
We design Think Inc. events to be a bit like a rap concert: high energy. Bring some friends and make some new ones as you witness logos in action.
Every person who attends an in-person event will get a complimentary copy of the Peter's book Animal Liberation.
THE MEET & GREET EXPERIENCE
Watch the show from the best seats in the house and make the most of your exclusive opportunity to meet and greet Peter Singer after the show. Here you can also pose him your burning questions and, if you please, get something signed. You’ll also receive a digital memento with yourself and Peter as captured by our professional photographer on the night.
You’ll also get to mingle with like-minded people and meet the Think Inc. team. If that’s not enough for you: complimentary food and beverages, PLUS a copy of Peter’s seminal work The Life You Can Save – need we say more?
ONLINE TICKETS
- Watch a live-streamed feed from the Perth show's studio cameras.
- Watch the show however and wherever you want.
- Get access to watch the show again for 24 hours after the event.
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