In his essay “Singer Solution to World Poverty” (Singer), Peter Singer, a bioethics professor and philosopher, argues for a deontological approach to ethical human development . Most individuals of first-world countries, he argues, possess a dispensable income that they should donate to human-poverty-focused charities. After stating in the article that the “New York University philosopher Peter Unger” (Singer 2) concluded from research that it merely requires a $200 donation to save a child’s life through credible overseas charity organizations, Singer goes on to say, “In the light of this conclusion, I trust that many readers will reach for the phone and donate that $200. Perhaps you should do it before reading further” (Singer 2). Singer equates possessing a disposable income to possessing the ethical obligation to
In his essay “Singer Solution to World Poverty” (Singer), Peter Singer, a bioethics professor and philosopher, argues for a deontological approach to ethical human development . Most individuals of first-world countries, he argues, possess a dispensable income that they should donate to human-poverty-focused charities. After stating in the article that the “New York University philosopher Peter Unger” (Singer 2) concluded from research that it merely requires a $200 donation to save a child’s life through credible overseas charity organizations, Singer goes on to say, “In the light of this conclusion, I trust that many readers will reach for the phone and donate that $200. Perhaps you should do it before reading further” (Singer 2). Singer equates possessing a disposable income to possessing the ethical obligation to