daquotes.comDaquotes
HomeAuthorsCollections

Share this sentence

"It is now generally accepted that the roots of our ethics lie in patterns of behavior that evolved among our pre-human ancestors, the social mammals and that we retain within our biological nature elements of these evolved responses. We have learned considerably more about this responses, and we are beginning to to understand how they interact with our capacity to reason."

— Peter Singer
peter singer Quotes Capacity,Ethics,Response

Related information

P
Peter Singer
Capacity
Ethics
Response
Ancestor
Mammals

Discover more quotes

Previous Quote

When our ancestors were attacked at Pearl Harbor, they called it a day that would live in infamy. The day the Partials attacked us with the RM Virus will not live in anything, because there will be none of us left to remember it." -President David R. Cregan, March 21, 2065, in a press conference at the White House. Three hours later he hanged himself.

— Dan Wells

Next Quote

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 attempts to deprive human beings of their humanity. Nevertheless, some people resist the idea that his core has a biological basis which we have inherited from our pre-human ancestors.

— Peter Singer

Loading recommended content...

Quotes

An elegant quotation collection platform dedicated to sharing wise quotations from all over the world. Here, you can find inspirational quotes from different times and cultural backgrounds, and let the light of wisdom illuminate your life path.

Discover

  • Home
  • Authors
  • Collections

Hot Topics

  • Life Quotes
  • Inspirational Quotes
  • Love Quotes
  • Wisdom Quotes
© 2025 Quotes. All Rights Reserved.
Made withby DAQuotes Team