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Peter Singer Quotes

Interest in business ethics courses has surged, and student activities at leading business schools are more focused than ever before on making business serve long term social values Picture Quote #1

It's also much clearer how much damage the occupation of Iraq is doing to America's reputation and prestige around the world; and that's just starting now to hit home in the United States Picture Quote #1

That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to live a good life? Those are questions which we face as individuals Picture Quote #1

We have a new generation of very rich people who want to do more with their money than buy a lot of expensive toys. They want to live meaningful lives Picture Quote #1

When fish experience something that would cause other animals physical pain, they behave in ways suggestive of pain, and the change in behaviour may last several hours Picture Quote #1

All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals Picture Quote #1

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An animal experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the use of a brain damaged human would be justifiable Picture Quote #1

As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest Picture Quote #1

I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things Picture Quote #1

I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics Picture Quote #1

I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility which may prevent its exercise Picture Quote #1

My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues Picture Quote #1

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The idea that we can actually have an impact on places more or less instantly, too, by responding in some way or not responding, I think, also makes it true Picture Quote #1

Then I think the sense of it being one community breaks down; but if you know instantly and respond within twenty four hours, it's a very different sort of situation Picture Quote #1

We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked out rules on what we are supposed to do then, yes, it is a human product Picture Quote #1

It is easy for us to criticize the prejudices of our grandfathers, from which our fathers freed themselves. It is more difficult to search for prejudices among the beliefs and values that we hold Picture Quote #1

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it Picture Quote #1

Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness Picture Quote #1

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We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet - for the sake of hamburgers Picture Quote #1

It is in the rightness of our cause, and not the fear of our bombs, that our prospects of victory lie Picture Quote #1

The unchallenged assumption is that humans may use animals for their own purposes, and they may raise and kill them to satisfy their preference for a diet containing animal flesh Picture Quote #1

If we are prepared to take the life of another being merely in order to satisfy our taste for a particular type of food, then that being is no more than a means to our end Picture Quote #1

It takes twenty one pounds of protein fed to a calf to produce a single pound of animal protein for humans. We get back less than 5 percent of what we put in Picture Quote #1

All the arguments to prove man's superiority can not shatter this hard fact: In suffering, the animals are our equals Picture Quote #1

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Cheats prosper until there are enough who bear grudges against them to make sure they do not prosper Picture Quote #1

Faith cannot tell us who is right and who is wrong, because each will simply assert that his or her faith is the true one Picture Quote #1

What one generation finds ridiculous, the next accepts; and the third shudders when it looks back on what the first did Picture Quote #1

The prescription of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat human beings Picture Quote #1

To give preference to the life of a being simply because that being is a member of our species would put us in the same position as racists who give preference to those who are members of their race Picture Quote #1

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non humans? Picture Quote #1

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Interest in business ethics courses has surged, and student activities at leading business schools are more focused than ever before on making business serve long term social values (Peter Singer Quotes) It's also much clearer how much damage the occupation of Iraq is doing to America's reputation and prestige around the world; and that's just starting now to hit home in the United States (Peter Singer Quotes) That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to live a good life? Those are questions which we face as individuals (Peter Singer Quotes) We have a new generation of very rich people who want to do more with their money than buy a lot of expensive toys. They want to live meaningful lives (Peter Singer Quotes) When fish experience something that would cause other animals physical pain, they behave in ways suggestive of pain, and the change in behaviour may last several hours (Peter Singer Quotes) All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals (Peter Singer Quotes) An animal experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the use of a brain damaged human would be justifiable (Peter Singer Quotes) As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest (Peter Singer Quotes) I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things (Peter Singer Quotes) I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics (Peter Singer Quotes) I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility which may prevent its exercise (Peter Singer Quotes) My work is based on the assumption that clarity and consistency in our moral thinking is likely, in the long run, to lead us to hold better views on ethical issues (Peter Singer Quotes) The idea that we can actually have an impact on places more or less instantly, too, by responding in some way or not responding, I think, also makes it true (Peter Singer Quotes) Then I think the sense of it being one community breaks down; but if you know instantly and respond within twenty four hours, it's a very different sort of situation (Peter Singer Quotes) We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked out rules on what we are supposed to do then, yes, it is a human product (Peter Singer Quotes) It is easy for us to criticize the prejudices of our grandfathers, from which our fathers freed themselves. It is more difficult to search for prejudices among the beliefs and values that we hold (Peter Singer Quotes) If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it (Peter Singer Quotes) Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness (Peter Singer Quotes) We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet - for the sake of hamburgers (Peter Singer Quotes) It is in the rightness of our cause, and not the fear of our bombs, that our prospects of victory lie (Peter Singer Quotes) The unchallenged assumption is that humans may use animals for their own purposes, and they may raise and kill them to satisfy their preference for a diet containing animal flesh (Peter Singer Quotes) If we are prepared to take the life of another being merely in order to satisfy our taste for a particular type of food, then that being is no more than a means to our end (Peter Singer Quotes) It takes twenty one pounds of protein fed to a calf to produce a single pound of animal protein for humans. We get back less than 5 percent of what we put in (Peter Singer Quotes) All the arguments to prove man's superiority can not shatter this hard fact: In suffering, the animals are our equals (Peter Singer Quotes) Cheats prosper until there are enough who bear grudges against them to make sure they do not prosper (Peter Singer Quotes) Faith cannot tell us who is right and who is wrong, because each will simply assert that his or her faith is the true one (Peter Singer Quotes) What one generation finds ridiculous, the next accepts; and the third shudders when it looks back on what the first did (Peter Singer Quotes) The prescription of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat human beings (Peter Singer Quotes) To give preference to the life of a being simply because that being is a member of our species would put us in the same position as racists who give preference to those who are members of their race (Peter Singer Quotes) If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non humans? 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