Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written.
Peter SingerDolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.
Peter SingerWhereas the property-owning middle class could win freedom for themselves on the basis of rights to property--thus excluding others from the freedom they gain--the property-less working class possess nothing but their title as human beings. Thus they can liberate themselves only by liberating all humanity.
Peter SingerThe Internet, like the steam engine, is a technological breakthrough that changed the world.
Peter SingerEach of us spends money on things that we do not really need. You could take the money you're spending on those unnecessary things and give it to this organization the Against Malaria Foundation which would take the money you had given and use it to buy nets to protect children. And we know reliably that if we provide nets, they're used, and they reduce the number of children dying from malaria. Fortunately more and more people are understanding this idea, and the result is a growing movement effective altruism.
Peter Singer