I read some Singer before doing pig vivesection as part of a surgery rotation in medical school. His general method seems to be to draw a bright intellectual li

I read some Singer before doing pig vivesection as part of a surgery rotation in medical school. His general method seems to be to draw a bright intellectual line, and proceed to demonstrate just how bright it is. Like any bright line, one need only look around at the world for a moment to realize it is a convenient intellectual exercise. Great for publishing papers and books, not so useful in the trenches.