Animal Quote by Charles Darwin

I've argued that many of what philosophers call moral sentiments can be seen in other species. In chimpanzees and other animals, you see examples…

— Frans de Waal

The following proposition seems to me in a high degree probable—namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social instincts, the parental and filial…

— Charles Darwin

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test…consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.

— Milan Kundera

All are agreed that the various moral qualities are in a sense bestowed by nature: we are just, and capable of temperance, and brave,…

— Aristotle

“Though reason must guide us in laying down standards and laws regarding animals, and in examining the arguments of those who reject such standards,…

— Matthew Scully

Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We…

— Matthew Scully

I think that what one can see from a Darwinian account is how the addition of culture in our species turns us into a…

— Daniel Dennett

“Morality is an evolutionary adaption for any sentient species. Our survival is promoted by working together, and any group requires a moral code to…

— Jasper T. Scott

We're so much more likely to feel sympathy for an animal than another person; thus, the best fiction uses animals to define truly humane…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is, humanity to the lower animals, seems to be one of the latest moral acquisitions.

— Charles Darwin

Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.

— Herbert Read

Mankind's real moral test, a test so radical and so deep that it escapes our gaze, is probably the one of its relations with…

— Milan Kundera