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9 quotes by Thomas Pogge

Thomas Pogge Thomas Pogge (2014) Born Thomas Winfried Menko Pogge (1953-08-13) 13 August 1953 (age 61) Nationality German Alma mater Harvard University Notable work(s) Realizing Rawls Awards 2013 Gregory Kavka Prize in political philosophy Institutions Yale University Main interests John Rawls Immanuel Kant Influences John Rawls Immanuel Kant Website thomaspogge.com Thomas Winfried Menko Pogge (born 13 August 1953), is a German...
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It's easy to complain that pharmaceutical companies place profits over people and apparently care more about hair loss than TB. However, many in... →

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It seems far-fetched, even preposterous, to blame the global economic order for the persistence of severe poverty in countries that are ruled by... →

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The stunning thing about the world as it is, is that we have a tremendously large problem in it: namely, one-third of all human deaths, 80-million... →

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By seeing the problem of poverty merely in terms of assistance, we overlook that our enormous economic advantage is deeply tainted by how it... →

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If I were surrounded by angels who were purely rational and had no inclinations at all, I couldn't do anything for them. I couldn't make them... →

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Medicines are unusual commodities. Important drugs can save the lives and protect the health of millions. Their consumption can bring huge benefits... →

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The cost of research, development and testing of a new drug is vastly greater than the cost of each dose produced. How should we pay for new... →

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We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance... →

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Whatever we, as prospective participants unaware of our specific features, would desire society to be like is what, morally speaking, we ought to... →

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