death_date death_place birth_place era school_tradition color influences main_interests birth_date article_title region
5 september 2003 -lrb- aged 62 -rrb- birmingham , alabama , united states of america columbus , georgia , united states of america contemporary philosophy analytic philosophy #b 0c4de peter singer ethics , bioethics , animal rights 30 may 1941 james rachels
 western philosophy
james rachels

james rachels -lrb- may 30 , 1941 -- september 5 , 2003 -rrb- was an american philosopher who specialized in ethics and animal rights .
