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1941–2003 United States

James Rachels (30 May 1941 – 5 September 2003) was an American philosopher who specialized in ethics and animal rights.

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Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.

The Elements of Moral Philosophy (1999)

We should care about the interests of other people for the same reason we care about our own interests; for their needs and desires are comparable to our own.

How could anyone seriously believe that animals do not feel pain? After all, we have virtually the same evidence for animal pain that we have for human pain......So, on what grounds could anyone possible say animals are insensitive to pain?

Created from Animals (1990)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Rachels (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.