The Battle for Compassion Quotes

“There is a great paradox in the duality of wanting to understand the big picture and simultaneously continue to enjoy playing the game.”
― Jonathan Leighton, The Battle for Compassion: Ethics in an Apathetic Universe

“Philosophical enquiry is often constricted by an implicit need for arguments that are consistent with life being intrinsically worthwhile—a conclusion that we obviously want to arrive at but, if we are to be honest, is not foregone.”
― Jonathan Leighton, The Battle for Compassion: Ethics in an Apathetic Universe

“The use of animals as objects is so entrenched in human cultural practices around the world that to step aside and see things objectively requires almost a Copernican paradigm shift.”
― Jonathan Leighton, The Battle for Compassion: Ethics in an Apathetic Universe

“Others’ consciousness is the best kept secret in the universe, masquerading in the form of physical gestures and sounds.”
― Jonathan Leighton, The Battle for Compassion: Ethics in an Apathetic Universe