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singer-principle · singer1972famine

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Citation
singer1972famine
Claim ID
singer-principle
Assertion
Singer's central principle is that if we can prevent something bad from happening without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought to do it — and this applies to preventing suffering anywhere in the world.
Quote
if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it
Quote language
en
Locator
page: 231
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