The fundamental moral philosophy of Peter Singer and the methodology of utilitarianism

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THE FUNDAMENTAL MORAL PHILOSOPHY OF PETER SINGER AND THE METHODOLOGY OF UTILITARIANISM #RESUMEN: The Fundamental Moral Philosophy of Peter singer and the Methodology of Utilitarianism. Amin John Abboud Ecclesiastical Faculty of Philosophy, university of Navarra (spain), 2006. La meta de esta tesis fue estudiar los fundamentos de la filosofía de Peter singer come visto en sus libros y artículos en revistas científicos. Es conocido como autor consistente y lógico en su sistema. Esta investigación ha tenido la meta de verificar esta realidad. Singer rechazo intuicionismo, pero su principio fundamental -'disinterestedness' o 'point of view of the universe' - pero en el fondo utilizar intuicionismo. Como su mentor, Richard Haré, siguiendo la posición de David Hume, Singer dice que es un 'non cognitivist', al mismo tiempo busca un método de congitivistismo en su ética. El ha rechazado subjetivismo como una Base válida para un sistema de ética pero su propio sistema es subjetivista. He dicho que filosofía debe utilizar activamente las ciencias empíricas pero he demostrado en mi tesis que su uso de esa ciencia es selectivo y arbitrario. En conclusión, Peter Singer demuestra mucha inconsistencia en su sistema de ética. Key words: Peter Singer, ethics, non-cognitivism, origin of ethics, intuitionism. The Fundamental Moral philosophy of Peter Singer and the Methodology of Útil itarianism. Amin John Abboud Ecclesiastical Faculty of Philosophy, university of Navarra (Spain), 2006. This thesis aimed to study the fundamental principies of the moral philosophy of Peter Singer as presented in bis books and journal articles. Peter singer is attributed as being thoroughly logical and consistent in his system. The aim was to verify the truth of tnis claim. Although Peter Singer vigorously reiected intuitionism, his key principie which he aimed to construct his moral philosophy upon- disinterestedness or point of view of the universé¬is intuitive in origin. similarly, like his mentor Richard Haré, following the Humean position, he acknowledges that he is a non-cognitivist, he at the same time aimed to be also a cognitivist. singer actively rejected subiectivism as a valid basis for an ethical system and yet on close inspection of nis system it is subjectivist in nature. He believed moral philosophy should actively utilize the knowledge provided by the other scienees, which he does in his search for the origins of ethics, yet when the data of Science change in this area, he does not modify his theories accordingly. In conclusion, Peter singer demonstrates a high degree of inconsistency and arbitrariness in his moral philosophy. Key words: Peter Singer, ethics, non-cognitivism, origin of ethics, intuitionism.