Occupation: Philosopher Birth: July 6, 1946
We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves..
Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty around the worl….
I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt nots - that is, the ….
Remember that not everyone is as strong as you are. Be mindful of human weakness, and of the fact that it may be more important, in the long run, to ….
Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential p….
The Internet, like the steam engine, is a technological breakthrough that changed the world..
Every day we act in ways that reflect our ethical judgements..
At present scientists do not look for alternatives simply because they do not care enough about the animals they are using..
People tend to care about dogs because they generally have more experience with dogs as companions; but other animals are as capable of suffering as ….
Ethics seems a morass which we have to cross, but get hopelessly bogged in when we make the attempt..
Looking back on my career, I think I've been extremely fortunate to be in the right place at the right time in order to have the influence that I did..
By ceasing to rear and kill animals for food, we can make so much extra food available for humans that, properly distributed, it would eliminate star….
Ethics is inescapable..
Surely there will be some nonhuman animals whose lives, by any standards, are more valuable than the lives of some humans..
If we ever do find a better system, I'll be happy to call myself an anti-capitalist..
I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics..
I think ethics is always there; it's not always a very thoughtful or reflective ethics..
Personal purity isn’t really the issue. Not supporting animal abuse – and persuading others not to support it – is..
But I think the majority of cows, and even more so chickens and pigs, are leading pretty miserable lives..
I do not believe that it could never be justifiable to experiment on a brain-damaged human..
I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rather to reflect on it, and be more open ….