피터 싱어의 ‘이익 동등 고려의 원칙’에 대한 오해와 진실

Abstract

Peter Singer is an applied ethicist who became widely known to the world through his book 『Animal Liberation』, which applied his utilitarian position to the question of the moral status of animals. He adopts preference utilitarianism, and consistently applies the principle of equal consideration of interests to various moral issues that reflect this position. There are many misunderstandings when looking at the literature or materials that summarize and introduce his position in Korea. This article analyzes and organizes what the ‘principle of equal consideration of interests’ is specifically, and what features it contains. I review it critically by quoting a text that introduces his position in a confusing manner. In particular, this article wants to show that the claim that he supports a theory of animal welfare and that he considers humans to be before animals is wrong. Through this process, I want to reveal the misunderstanding and truth of principle of equal consideration of interests that Singer advocates.