Famine, affluence, and morality /
In 1972, the young philosopher Peter Singer published ""Famine, Affluence and Morality, "" which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as w...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
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2015.
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| Summary: | In 1972, the young philosopher Peter Singer published ""Famine, Affluence and Morality, "" which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us. He argued that choosing not to send life-saving money to starving people on the other side of the earth is the moral equivalent of neglecting to save drowning children because we prefer not to muddy our shoes. If we can help, we must--and any excuse is hypocrisy. Singer's extreme stand on our. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780190219215 0190219211 9780190219222 019021922X |
