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Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Peter Singer
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Description for Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Hardback. As Bill and Melinda Gates point out in their Foreword, Singer's classic essay "Famine, Affluence and Morality," is as relevant today as it ever was. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 178 x 15. .
In 1972, 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 argues 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 ... Read more
In 1972, 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 argues 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190219208
SKU
V9780190219208
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About Peter Singer
Peter Singer has been described as the world's most influential philosopher. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, One World, The Life You Can Save, and The Point of View of the Universe. In 2014 the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute ranked him third on its list of Global Thought Leaders, and Time has ranked him among the ... Read more
Reviews for Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence and Morality, by a world renowned philosopher, is a must read, particularly for students and scholars of philosophy, sociology, and politics interested in world affairs, poverty and social justice.
International Dialogue, A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs
the arguments in Singer's short book are worth reviewing because they pose interesting questions about who we are ... Read more
International Dialogue, A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs
the arguments in Singer's short book are worth reviewing because they pose interesting questions about who we are ... Read more