The point of view of the universe | OUPblog
By Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer We are constantly making decisions about what we ought to do. We have to make up our own minds, but does that mean that whatever we choose is right? Often we make decisions from a limited or biased perspective.
The Point of View of the Universe Buy Now June 5 th 2014 By Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer We are constantly making decisions about what we ought to do. We have to make up our own minds, but does that mean that whatever we choose is right? Often we make decisions from a limited or biased perspective. The nineteen century utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick thought that it is possible for us to reach, by means of reasoning, an objective standpoint that is detached from our own perspective. He called it “the point of view of the universe”. We used this phrase as the title of our b
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