Famine, affluence, and morality /

In 1972, the young philosopher 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 w...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singer, Peter, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Humanitarianism.
Famines > Moral and ethical aspects.
Poverty > Moral and ethical aspects.
Suffering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Wealth > Moral and ethical aspects.
Famines > Aspect moral.
Pauvreté > Aspect moral.
Souffrance > Aspect moral.
Richesse > Aspect moral.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Humanitarianism
Poverty > Moral and ethical aspects
Suffering > Moral and ethical aspects
Wealth > Moral and ethical aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1972, the young philosopher 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 argued 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 extreme stand on our
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780190219215
0190219211
9780190219222
019021922X

Ejemplares similares