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Chapter 03: Common Objections to Giving. Read by Marc Evan Jackson.

The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Audiobook)

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The Importance of Giving to End Extreme Poverty

If everyone gave significantly more than they give now, we would be in a totally different situation. Most middle-class people in rich nations don't have to make this choice. It is true that most of us care more about our family, friends and community than we do about strangers. But how far should such preferences go? I'll return to that question later in the book.

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