The notion that human life is sacred just because it is human life is medieval.Peter Singer
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Peter Singer (Philosopher, 1946). Below are 4 quotes by Peter Singer from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.
Philosopher · 1946
Australian moral philosopher, a founder of the effective altruism movement and author of Animal Liberation.
Quotes by Peter Singer
1.The notion that human life is sacred just because it is human life is medieval.
2.The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but, 'Can they suffer?'
3.All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals.
4.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.
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The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but, 'Can they suffer?'Peter Singer
All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals.Peter Singer
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
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