I would agree that‚ “If you can prevent something bad from happening at a comparatively small cost to yourself‚ you are obligated to do so.” Peter Singer is a philosopher who believes that we have an obligation to help those in need. I agree with his statement from the book Exploring Ethics that‚ “It is not beyond capacity of the richer nations to give enough assistance to reduce any further suffering to very small proportions.”(Singer pg.244 ) He believes that rich nations can help either as individuals
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Explain the Preference Utilitarianism of Peter Singer Preference Utilitarianism is based on the idea that a good action is one that maximises the preferences of all involved so that my own want‚ needs and desires cannot apply to everyone. Utilitarianism is a teleological or consequentialist approach to ethics‚ which means that the action’s outcome is looked at. It is the greatest happiness principle. It is the consequences of an action which judge whether it is good or bad. Preference Utilitarianism
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When interested in the religious culture of medieval Europe in late antiquity‚ “The Cult of Saints” by Peter Brown is a magnificent source to turn to. Among receiving honorary degrees‚ prizes and book awards‚ Brown is also a historian at Princeton University who focuses on social and religious aspects of medieval Europe. Brown critically analysis the significance of saints and their holy remains to the people of Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire. These sacred figures in Christianity heavily
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In David Malouf’s Fly Away Peter‚ the story follows Jim Sadler‚ an avid bird watcher as he comes to terms with the reality of life through the loss of his innocence and the horrors that he has seen during his tour in World War I. David Malouf uses several literary techniques to express these ideas‚ such as the contrast between the life Jim has at his bird sanctuary in Queensland and the godlessness at war. Divinity and religion are used frequently as metaphors throughout the novel. This all relates
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"Witness" is a thriller‚ which was directed by Peter Weir and released in 1985. The film centres around the Amish community who live in Pennsylvania‚ and a young Amish boy‚ Samuel‚ and his widowed mother‚ Rachel‚ who are caught up in the clash between two very different worlds. One world is the modern‚ American‚ consumerist world‚ focused on money‚ property and individual success‚ and the other is the contrasting world of the Amish which is focused on serving their community. This clash between the
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In one of Peter Singer’s arguments defending animals rights he counter argues against Thomas Taylor a philosopher who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes which was a counterargument against Mary Wollstonecraft (Singer‚ 1). In Singer’s reply to Taylor he says that one might reply by saying the case for equality between men and women cannot be given to non-human animals (Singer‚ 2). To summarize this argument‚ Singer says that women are just as intelligent and capable of voting as men so they
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Author Peter Kolchin wrote and published his book “American Slavery” as a tool to help make readers aware of history of slavery and some of the controversies or misleading information behind slavery itself. Kolchin not only provided accurate facts but with the use of outside research and other sources‚ he was able to achieve the goal of this book. Through his research‚ Kolchin was able to inform and teach readers where slavery began and how it progressed over the years. Kolchin did not want his
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Peter Singer‚ believes that people who are wealthy‚ and live a luxurious lifestyle should donate their money to overseas aid organizations‚ and although Singer believes “the formula is simple”‚ I disagree. When Singer states that giving away money is an easy thing task‚ I believe that even for the prosperous it is not. Not for the fact that they don’t have the money‚ but for the fact that the need for food and medicine is far too great‚ and dispersed around the world that not everyone would receive
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the problem of poverty. Other topics include employment policy‚ housing policy‚ education policy‚ welfare policy‚ and criminal justice policy. In addition‚ historical perspective is offered on why some policies have worked and why others haven’t. Peter Edelman is currently a professor at Georgetown University Law Center who is a lifelong antipoverty advocate with experience in both the Kennedy
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1) Kuper uses a calm tone in his Ted Talk which allows the audience to be engage. His examples seems realistic and logical‚ for example: he talks about a woman who is working hard so that her son can attend university. Singer also uses a lighter tone in his Ted Talk which allows his argument to be more persuasive to the audience. However‚ his examples does not seems practical or realistic enough to grasp the audience attention. Instead‚ the examples pull the audience back because they do not understand
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