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    FamineAffluence‚ and Morality PHI 208 FamineAffluence‚ and Morality In the articlePeter Singer’s purpose is to draw attention and bring apprehension to the fashion the world’s people are being tormented directly to natural disasters and poverty. He also analyzes the amount of people struggling to survive in account to living under the poverty line‚ a few on a single dollar a day. Singer constructs the point that we need to be doing a greater job at helping those not in the status

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    Short Paper In “FamineAffluence‚ and MoralityPeter 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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    Running Head: FamineAffluence and Morality 1 FamineAffluence and Morality Wendy Merrill PHI208 Alexandrea Ravenelle

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    essay on the effects of wealth and poverty on global society‚ Peter Singer juxtaposes the responsibility of the wealthy toward the less fortunate. Singer starts off by giving contrasting examples to the abject and severe poverty of third world countries and examples of the richer nations of the world. It is Singer’s assumption that the richer nations have a duty to help the poorer nations to develop into self sufficient societies. Singer goes on toe assert‚ that with the right assistance and the right

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    Ethics Assignment 3 Lizzie Cattell In the essay “FamineAffluence‚ and Morality” author‚ Peter Singer‚ exercises his theory about everyone’s moral obligation to help world hunger. Every day people make choices‚ whether it be what pants to wear‚ what food items to buy at the store‚ or whether or not you donate money to those suffering. Across the world there are avoidable sufferings according to Singer as long as people do their part; “if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening

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    In this paper I will argue that we‚ citizens in rich countries‚ have a moral obligation to donate most of our wealth to poor countries. In “FamineAffluence and Morality”‚ Singer‚ a utilitarian‚ argues‚ “The way people in relatively rich countries react to a situation like that in Bengal cannot be justified; indeed‚ the whole way we look at moral issues-our moral conceptual scheme needs to be altered‚ and with it‚ the way of life that has come to be taken for granted in our society”. (230).“Suffering

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    CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PETER SINGER’S “FAMINEAFFLUENCE AND MORALITY” In his articleFamineAffluence and MoralityPeter 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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    Extreme global poverty is a problem that affects a large percentage of the world’s population and will continue to spread until serious action is taken against it by the wealthier nations. However‚ the amount of obligation‚ if any‚ that countries feel they have to deal with such a problem is a main source of controversy and one of the reasons why poverty is taking so long to be reduced. This obligation to help others introduces the concept of utilitarianism. In general‚ this idea requires an individual

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    Peter Singer’s articleFamineAffluence‚ and Morality‚ presents a strong view on the moral values which people all around the world today are giving to the global famine taking place these days. Singer tries to influence who ever reads this article to take action and provide relief for the increased suffering going on due to famine. In his article‚ he incorporates arguments to illustrate the moral importance that should be given to the suffering of famine. The majority of the population today view

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    In his article on famineaffluence‚ and morality‚ morally Peter Singer states that people who live in rich countries are morally obligated to ease the burden of famine and overpopulation for poorer countries. Singer states that rich countries can alleviate unnecessary suffering and death in poor countries by giving famine relief‚ and at the cost of a “morally insignificant” lessening of standard of living for the rich country. Singer also notes that this giving of famine relief should not only occur

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