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 activitybusinesscourse Change image and share on social
My own view is that being a vegetarian or vegan is not an end in itself, but a means towards reducing both human and animal suffering and leaving a habitable planet to future generations. Peter Singer animalendfuture Change image and share on social
They tend to be pretty abstract ones then, like doing what will have the best consequences; obviously you wouldn't specify what consequences are best, they may be different in some circumstances, so at a lower, more specific level, you may well get differences. Peter Singer abstractcircumstanceconsequence share on social
Sometimes we know the best thing to do, but fail to do it. New year's resolutions are often like that. We make resolutions because we know it would be better for us to lose weight, or get fit, or spend more time with our children. The problem is that a resolution is generally easier to break than it is to keep. Peter Singer breakchildeasy share on social
If we are concerned about the exploitation of human workers in countries with low standards of worker protection, we should also be concerned about the treatment of even more defenceless non-human animals. Peter Singer animalconcerncountry share on social
Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written. Peter Singer dreamlibrarylong Change image and share on social
Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are part of the commercial entertainment industry. The most important lesson they teach impressionable young minds is that it is acceptable to keep animals in captivity for human amusement. Peter Singer acceptableamusementanimal share on social
For a long time, rich countries have promised to reduce poverty but have failed to match their words with adequate action. Of course, some important progress has been made and millions of lives have been saved, but millions more could be saved. Peter Singer actionadequatecountry share on social
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 buyexpensivegeneration Change image and share on social
The hope of Internet anarchists was that repressive governments would have only two options: accept the Internet with its limitless possibilities of spreading information, or restrict Internet access to the ruling elite and turn your back on the 21st century, as North Korea has done. Peter Singer 21stacceptaccess share on social