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Famine, affluence, and morality
Book • 2016
In 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality,' Peter Singer presents a compelling argument that individuals with sufficient resources are morally obligated to donate to humanitarian causes, especially when such actions can prevent suffering without significant personal sacrifice.
The essay uses the 'drowning child' analogy to illustrate the moral imperative to act in the face of preventable suffering, regardless of geographical distance.
The essay uses the 'drowning child' analogy to illustrate the moral imperative to act in the face of preventable suffering, regardless of geographical distance.
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Mentioned by Will McCaskill, since McCaskill read it and thought Singer was clearly right.

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Grand Theft Automated: How to Save a Trillion Lives
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as one of the two big influences on effective altruism, alongside Peter Unger's book.


Dylan Matthews

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What do we owe future humans?
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as the source of the argument for strong obligations of beneficence.

Andreas Mogensen

#137 – Andreas Mogensen on whether effective altruism is just for consequentialists
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as a great book on poverty and moral obligations.


Rory Stewart

43. Question Time: Margaret Thatcher, Rupert Murdoch, and Mick Lynch
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when comparing his views on obligations to the poor with those of Aquinas.

Marshall Bierson

Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas | Prof. Marshall Bierson