The Tango of Ethics

Book cover of The Tango of Ethics: Intuition, Rationality and the Prevention of Suffering

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Despite existing for thousands of years, the field of ethics remains strongly influenced by several largely unquestioned assumptions and cognitive biases that can dramatically affect our priorities. The Tango of Ethics: Intuition, Rationality and the Prevention of Suffering proposes a deep, rigorous reassessment of how we think about ethics. Eschewing…

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1 author picked The Tango of Ethics as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Peter Krämer

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Jonathan Leighton is one of only a few contemporary writers exploring the often very troubling implications of an ethical stance that puts the recognition, reduction, and prevention of the suffering of sentient beings (including animals) first.

And Leighton has set up the Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering to translate his writings into action. In addition to being a reader, I have come to support the work of this organisation.

The Tango of Ethics should perhaps come with a warning (or is this a kind of promise?): After reading this book, you may never see the world…

From Peter's 3 favorite reads in 2023.