Logic: Peter Singer NAME PHI 103‚ Information Logic Instructor: NAME DATE Logic: Peter Singer An Evaluation of Singer Peter Singer questions our conception of equality as it relates to the human species and other animal species. He fundamentally argues that‚ “The principle of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat humans.” The statement‚ revealing Singer’s essential argument‚ also comprises
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Arguments of Peter Singer PHI200: Mind and Machine Instructor: April 19‚ 2013 Singer’s goal in the article “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality” is to get people to think differently about famine relief‚ charity‚ and morality. These are key issues that people need to be more aware of and act on them. People who are financially stable and well off should take more of an active role by giving more. They should feel obligated in helping those in need. There are many people suffering severely‚
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Short Paper In “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” Peter Singer argues the importance of giving to those in need‚ especially as those of us in affluent nations have an overabundance of resources. In this paper‚ I will exposit Singer’s argument and explain the methods and points that he makes. Specially‚ I will show that through his assumptions and implications‚ as well as how he refutes counter arguments Singer starts out his argument by explaining the situation at hand‚ “people are dying in East
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Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian moral philosopher who was born in 1946‚ one of his main goals is to end world poverty by donating to charities and convincing others to do the same‚ and he believes that affluent people should donate all disposable income to charity. Nel Noddings is an American philosopher born in 1929‚ and her view on ethics focuses on a natural sense of caring and a flexibility of principles‚ she rejects Singer’s argument saying that we have obligations to those around
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Peter Singer- Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Pamela Buitimea PHI 208 April 1‚ 2013 Instructor Galen Johnson Peter Singer- Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Who is Peter Singer? Peter Singer was a man with many beliefs and thoughts about what he feels and what he thinks things ought to be. The argument "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality" by Peter Singer suggests that “the agent which is praiseworthy for giving to charity but not blameworthy for not giving to charity is wrong‚ and the agent which
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Singer starts out with a metaphor that centers on a woman in South America. The woman sells a child to an adoption agency thinking that the child has a better future there‚ but she soon finds out that the child will die because of her (Singer 60). She decides against returning the money and claiming the child again because she just used the money to purchase a new entertainment system (Singer 60). Singer uses this story for two reasons‚ to tug at those
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newest technology or the best brand of electronics rather than helping out a person by just giving them a simple smile. Money is spent on things that are not worth spending that may be useful for another occasion. In the text‚ “The Singer Solution to World Poverty‚” Peter Singer persuades the readers on how many will have the opportunity to help out a charity and donate money‚ but people will not take the chance or time to do it. In the other text “On Dumpster Diving” Lars Eighner informs the readers when
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Many people have been searching for a solution to combat poverty; one person‚ Peter Singer‚ believes his argument for prosperous people to donate whatever money they are spending on luxuries would give much needed aid to people lacking food and medicine. While having prosperous people donate their money to organizations would help provide necessities to people around the world‚ Singer fails to realize that asking people to donate all of their extra money is not as simple as it sounds. Adopting
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My Outlook on Peter Singer’s Article: “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” Amanda Ponshock PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Rachel Howell August 05‚ 2013 In his Peter Singer’s article‚ “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality”‚ he speaks of how he looks at ways one might think about charity and famine relief. Not everyone has accepted his general idea of how a person should act in these situations. I myself only agree with his views at a certain level. I believe that everyone should help
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“Animal Liberation” Singer compares the past acts of liberation to animal liberation and how they are not equal. Peter Singer compares women’s rights and black rights to animal rights. Some in which most people think have no comparison at all. Singer expresses how people may not think highly of animal rights because they are not humans. Singer expressed how other sociologist and psychologist view this to be the same way. I mean why not? We test most human things on animals. Singer introduces betham’s
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