This is truly an amazing example of distorted thinking at a major US university. Peter Singer is more famously known for advocating killing disabled babies saying that will enable more happiness in the world. See this link for one news article about him and his obscene beliefs.
http://www.wnd.com/2006/09/37903/
'BIOETHICIST': OK TO KILL BABIES AFTER THEY'RE BORN
'Animal-rights' promoter asserts actual birth makes no difference
Published: 09/14/2006 at 1:00 AM
It shows how misguided universities are these days encouraging killing vulnerable persons while celebrating accumulating and using money to be thought of as altruistic. Is this more upside down thinking like, Shaw's "The road to hell is paved with good intentions;" or Cleobulous' "The chief source of evil among men is excessive good?"
[From article]
“People think the problem is so big that they can’t make a difference, I think that’s a mistake,” he said.
Introduced as “one of the most influential living philosophers in the most positive way” by Psychology professor Joshua D. Greene,
[. . .]
Harvard College Effective Altruism Co-President Angie Jo ’16 said the organization invited Singer to speak because of his status as prominent role in the movement of effective altruism.
“He has become famous for this notion that normal people can make more rigorous decisions to actually change the amount of good they do in the world,” she said.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/4/13/singer-speaks-effective-altruism/
Philosopher Peter Singer Discusses Effective Altruism
By JESSICA MIN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Harvard Crimson
April 13, 2015
