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Peter Singer on his ethical legacy

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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The Ethics of Giving: Strong and Weak Versions

One should give until the line at which if they give more, they'll have made themselves worse off and harmed themselves as much as they benefited someone else, as per the strong version of the ethic./nThe weak version suggests to give as long as one is not making a significant moral sacrifice./nMost people are not living in accordance with how they ought to be living given people in extreme poverty in the world and we are spending money on trivial items./nEffective altruism movement suggests using reason and evidence to help others beyond the general standards of what we ought to give to people in need.

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