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020			_a9780190219208 (pbk.)
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082			_a177 _bSIN/F
100			_aSinger, Peter _eAuthor _920586
245			_aFamine, affluence, and morality : _bcommunicating engagement in a networked age / _cPeter Singer.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2015.
300			_axxxii 86 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn 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 moral obligations to others became a powerful call to arms and continues to challenge people's attitudes towards extreme poverty. Today, it remains a central touchstone for those who argue we should all help others more than we do. As Bill and Melinda Gates observe in their foreword, in the age of today's global philanthropy, Singer's essay is as relevant now as it ever was. This attractively packaged, concise edition collects the original article, two of Singer's more recent popular writings on our obligations to others around the world, and a new introduction by Singer that discusses his current thinking.
650			_aPhilosophy,
650			_aEthics (Moral philosophy) _95621
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