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Peter Singer on his ethical legacy

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Ethical Responsibilities: Helping Those in Need

This chapter delves into the essays 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality,' highlighting the ethical obligations to aid those in need, irrespective of distance. It connects the urgency of humanitarian crises with a thought experiment on a drowning child, emphasizing the moral disconnect between affluence and vulnerability.

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