Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that… - Peter Singer

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Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that leads upward and out of sight. Once we take the first step, the distance to be traveled is independent of our will and we cannot know in advance where we shall end.

Peter Singer

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Peter Albert David Singer (born 6 July 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian philosopher. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), University of Melbourne. He specializes in practical ethics, approaching ethical issues from a utilitarian and atheist perspective.

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Birth Name: Peter Albert David Singer

Alternative Names: Peter A. D. Singer • P. A. D. Singer • P. Singer • Singer, Peter Albert David • Singer

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