Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written. Peter Singer dreamlibrarylong Change image and share on social
More people with HIV/Aids are getting inexpensive anti-retroviral drugs, and their life expectancy has increased, but universal access is still far off, and the disease is still spreading, if more slowly than before. Peter Singer accessaidanti share on social
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. Peter Singer closedevisedigital Change image and share on social
Do business managers have a commitment to anything more than the success of their company and to making money? It would be hard to say that they do. Indeed, many business leaders deny that there is any conflict between self-interest and the interests of all. Peter Singer businesscommitmentcompany share on social
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 globalimpactincreasingly Change image and share on social
There is no doubt that there is a huge difference between human and nonhuman animals. But what we are overlooking is the fact that nonhuman animals are conscious beings, that they can suffer. Peter Singer animalbeingconscious Change image and share on social
I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun. Peter Singer bemoanbookbother 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
Ancient recipients of instant news probably couldn't do very much about it, for instance. Xerxes would still need three months to get his army together, and he might not get home for years. Peter Singer ancientarmyhome Change image and share on social
For example, one way of giving yourself a strong incentive to reach your goal is to commit to pay money to someone if you fail. Better yet, you can specify that you will have to pay a certain sum to a cause that you detest. Peter Singer commitdetestfail share on social
