Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by James Rachels

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American philosopher James Rachels.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
James Rachels

James Webster Rachels was an American philosopher who specialized in ethics and animal rights.

The concept of God as a loving, all-powerful person, who created us, who has a plan for us, who issues commandments, and who is ready to receive us into Heaven, is a substantial concept, rich in meaning and significance for human life. But if we take away all this, and leave only the idea of an original cause, it is questionable whether the same word should even be used. By keeping the original word, we delude ourselves into thinking that we are talking about the same thing.
Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding. — © James Rachels
Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.
A psychological explanation of our feelings is not a moral explanation of our conduct.
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