Occupation: Philosopher Birth: July 6, 1946
I don't see how anyone could really think that if you have a choice between saving the life of one person and saving the lives of a million people, t….
In the past 20 years alone, it adds up to more death than were caused by all the civil and international wars adn government repression of the entire….
The core of ethics runs deep in our species and is common to human beings everywhere. It survives the most appalling hardships and the most ruthless ….
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 ….
In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're likel….
Sci-fi is often a metaphor. I think it's more the themes and questions that science fiction raises rather than the exact predictions that should guid….
If we can put a man on the moon and sequence the human genome, we should be able to devise something close to a universal digital public library..
Ethics is inescapable..
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 shou….
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 ….
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 know of a number of people who are successfully earning to give. That isn't for everyone but for those with the ability to earn a lot of money and ….
Lay off with the 'You reason, so you don't feel' stuff, please. I feel, but I also think about what I feel. When people say we should only feel I am ….
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..
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..
Pain is pain, and the importance of preventing unnecessary pain and suffering does not diminish because the being that suffers is not a member of our….
Why...is the hunter who shoots a deer for venison subject to more criticism than the person who buys a ham at the supermarket? Overall, it is probab….
Interest in business ethics courses has surged, and student activities at leading business schools are more focused than ever before on making busine….
Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong for our rati….
The goal of maximizing the welfare of all may be better achieved by an ethic that accepts our inclinations and harnesses them so that, taken as a who….
Well the real concept of basic needs if you cut it right down are simply the physical needs that are unavoidable for all of us. So to have enough cal….