Book Launch: Death in a Shallow Pond

 

Venue

Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford), 34 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BD

Description

'Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need' is published by Princeton University Press, on 23 September 2025.

From the bestselling co-author of Wittgenstein’s Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer’s controversial "drowning child" thought experiment - and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving.

 

 

Recording

Author Dr David Edmonds in conversation with Professor Roger Crisp. Watch on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/otSUPvp08uY?si=gbcsHHcQPOV3xAcJ