Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Your name PHI 208 Prof. John Doe 6 December 2013 In the article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality‚” written by Peter Singer‚ Singer’s goal is to convince people that our decisions and actions can prevent other countries from suffering. He suggests that people should do what is morally right by contributing financially to aid those who are starving‚ rather than purchasing “wants” for those who can afford it. Singer argues his position‚ provides
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Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality by Peter Singer The Elements of Reason #8 1. Use two or three sentences to state the main purpose or argument in this article. In other words‚ what is the argument the author is making? (This should be a specific argument. We all know that the authors are writing about morality and ethics.) The main purpose or argument in this article is that Peter Singer believes that richer nations should give assistance
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rights. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (7-25). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Illies‚ C. (2011). How to think about global duties. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (103-126). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Lillehammer‚ H. (2011). Consequentialism and global ethics. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (89-102). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Singer‚ P. (1972). Famine‚ affluence‚ and morality. Philosophy and Public Affairs
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a personal level. Peter Singer‚ most notable for his authorship of “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” and the drowning child analogy‚ presents the rather uncommon normative view that affluent persons are morally obligated to donate more resources to humanitarian causes than the present standard. Singer’s perspective on these seemingly radical moral ideals are confronted by many a pragmatic objection‚ ranging from entitlement principles to moral inequalities. Nevertheless‚ Singer builds his argumentative
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Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Peter Singer Philosophy and Public Affairs‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 3. (Spring‚ 1972)‚ pp. 229-243. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0048-3915%28197221%291%3A3%3C229%3AFAAM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3 Philosophy and Public Affairs is currently published by Princeton University Press. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides
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Jenny Pierce Prof. Duffy ENC 1101 1/25/2010 Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality In his article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality“‚ Peter Singer says that humans have an obligation to the poor and starving; based on the assumption that suffering and starvation is bad. The assumption‚ that there is something morally wrong with having human beings starved to death should make one question whether they have a duty to the poor. Peter examines whether an affluent society like ours has any moral
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In "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality" Peter Singer argues that affluent individuals‚ in fact‚ almost all of us are living deeply immoral lives by not contributing to the relief and prevention of famine. The causes of famine are various and include human wrongdoing‚ but this doesn’t matter‚ according to Singer. What matters is that each of us can minimize the effects of the famines that are now occurring and can take steps to prevent those that might occur. As we go about our daily business‚ living
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PETER SINGER’S “FAMINE‚ AFFLUENCE AND MORALITY” In his article “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality” Peter Singer gives a seemingly devastating critique of our ordinary ways of thinking about famine relief‚ charity‚ and morality in general. In spite of that very few people have accepted‚ or at any rate acted on‚ the conclusions he reaches. In light of these facts one might say of Singer’s arguments‚ as Hume said of Berkeley’s arguments for immaterialism‚ that “… they admit of no
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Singer Critique: Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Christopher Kinney Marissa Witt October 21‚ 2013 In Peter Singer’s 1972 article Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality‚ he describes the dire situation that nine million refugees faced in East Bengal in 1971 and urges the wealthier‚ or affluent‚ nations to take immediate and long term moral actions to stop the spread of extreme global poverty. With this‚ he offers a philosophical
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to abandon their life‚ goals‚ projects and interests in order to save one’s life‚ say goodbye to righteousness. In “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality”‚ also in “ the life you can save”‚ Peter Singer tries to show that we human beings have a moral obligation to give far more than we actually do for excessive and tragic situations such as famine and disaster relief. According to singer‚ Giving‚ sharing and helping the needy is more than moral happiness and inner satisfaction‚ it is a moral duty. As he
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