Abstract

Apresento, nesse artigo, as implicações da idéia da igualdade na obra Ética prática e Vida ética de Peter Singer, sob a perspectiva da crítica esboçada por Richard J. Arneson no artigo: O que, se algo, torna todos os humanos moralmente iguais? Singer propõe que a igualdade entre humanos e não-humanos seja fundamentada no Princípio da Igual Consideração de Interesses Semelhantes. Arneson, no artigo What, if Anything, Renders allHumans Morally Equal?, analisa as idéias de Singer e afirma encontrar um “problema”. No seu entender, Singer reintroduz o elitismo, que, justamente, se propõe rejeitar. Arneson fezuma interpretação “distorcida” de Singer, o que se procurará demonstrar no presente trabalho. In this article I will develop the implications of the idea of equality in Practical Ethics andEthical Life by Peter Singer, from the perspective of the criticism made by Richard J. Arnesonin What, if anything, washes all humans morally equal? Singer proposes that the equalitybetween human and non-humans beings is based on the “Principle of Equal Consideration ofSimilar Interests”. Arneson, on his turn, analyzes the ideas of Singer and affirms to find what hecalls “Singer’s problem”. According to his understanding, Singer re-introduces the elitism thathe claims to reject. In this paper I shall try to demonstrate that Arneson’s interpretation of Singer is not correct