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Peter Singer

What Peter Singer thinks about capitalism

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Australian moral philosopher, Professor of Bioethics emeritus at Princeton University; author of Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics and The Life You Can Save.

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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Peter Singer has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingSuccess in business should be judged partly by what is done with the profit, not only by how much is made.

    Their wordsWhy should the amount of profit a company generates be the mark of its success, while what ultimately happens to that profit is treated as a private question for its owners?

    ↗Profit for Good: Towards a Better Capitalismboldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  3. Our readingCapitalism increases inequality and does serious harm in places, yet it has lifted hundreds of millions out of extreme poverty and no alternative has been shown to do better at comparable scale.

    Their wordsCapitalism does increase inequality, and parts of the global economy cause serious harm. At the same time, capitalism has also lifted hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty, and those who advocate replacing the entire modern capitalist economy have not found an alternative that clearly produces better outcomes at comparable scale.

    ↗Profit for Good: Towards a Better Capitalismboldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingGiving away almost none of a company's profit is a social norm, and norms can change.

    Their wordsWhy does giving away 10% of a successful company's profits strike many people as unusually generous, perhaps even radical, while choosing to pay virtually 100% of profits to owners and shareholders is regarded as the natural state of affairs? Because it is a norm. And norms can change.

    ↗Profit for Good: Towards a Better Capitalismboldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece