Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer

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. What does Singer believe those who live in relatively affluent countries have a duty to sacrifice to protect people in poor countries from preventable evils?

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. According to Singer, the fact that many other people are in a position to donate to famine relief makes

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. What does Singer say in response to the objection that his position requires too drastic a revision of our current moral values?

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. Some writers cited by Singer have feared that promoting radically demanding moral standards will

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. What does Singer think about the view that overpopulation will lead to mass starvation in the future?

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. Singer believes that our duties to those who live on the other side of the world are lesser than our duties to our neighbors.

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. Singer believes that my duty to do something about an evil that I alone can prevent is greater than my duty to do something about an evil that millions of others are in a position to alleviate.

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. Singer’s proposal would require a dramatic alteration of the way we think about moral issues.

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. Singer believes that we should be working full time to relieve the great suffering common in many parts of the world.

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. Singer’s stated task in this article is the proper description of how folks actually make moral judgments, not a revision of their beliefs and practices.

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. Singer considers the moderate version of his position to be more reasonable than the strong version.

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