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"Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own – then ethical reasoning would lead nowhere. If emotion without reason is blind, then reason without emotion is impotent."

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About Peter Singer

Peter Singer is an Australian moral philosopher known for work in applied ethics, especially animal ethics, global poverty, and bioethics. His books include Animal Liberation and Practical Ethics.

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