Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that leads upward and out of sight. Once we take the first step,… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Lay off with the 'You reason, so you don't feel' stuff, please. I feel, but I also think about what I feel.… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
There's a difference between early and late abortions. If you have a late abortion, where the fetus might feel pain, then I… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
The capacity to reason is a special sort of capacity because it can lead us to places that we did not expect… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Whatever the reason, for most of the present century, the literature and publicity of the old established [animal welfare] groups made a… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Unfortunately for ethical egoism, the claim that we will all be better off if every one of us does what is in… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
So, basically, my view is I don't want to support the exploitation of animals, and within reason, I will do what I… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Paradoxically, resource-rich developing countries are often worse off than comparable countries that lack those resources. One reason for this is that large… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
It is now generally accepted that the roots of our ethics lie in patterns of behavior that evolved among our pre-human ancestors,… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Suppose I grant that pigs and dogs are self-aware to some degree, and do have thoughts about things in the future. That… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I have never really been fond of animals. I certainly wasn't an 'animal lover' when I became involved in the movement. I just came… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good. — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
The price we are willing to pay for safety cannot be infinite. It is distasteful to put a price on human life, but the… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
The hope of Internet anarchists was that repressive governments would have only two options: accept the Internet with its limitless possibilities of spreading information,… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Nineteen thousand children [are] dying every day. Does it really matter that we're not walking past them in the street? Does it really matter… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“The unchallenged assumption is that humans may use animals for their own purposes, and they may raise and kill them to satisfy their preference… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that leads upward and out of sight. Once we take the first step, the distance… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“Population growth is not a reason against giving aid but a reason for reconsidering the kind of aid to give.” — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Well the real concept of basic needs if you cut it right down are simply the physical needs that are unavoidable for all of… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“Dairy farmers routinely remove calves from their mothers at an early age so that the milk will be available for humans; anyone who has… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“A consequence of this alienation of humans from their own nature is that they are also alienated from each other. Productive activity becomes ‘activity… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
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