PHIL 1550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Deontological Ethics, Categorical Imperative, Negative And Positive Rights
19 Apr 2016
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Famine relief and the ideal moral code (john arthur) require a sacrifice of comparable moral significance. Singer argues that it is an obligation to prevent evil (this is arthur"s word) as long as this does not. Therefore, we should contribute to alleviating suffering caused by lack of food, shelter, or medical care. Arthur argues that our moral intuitions include not only obligations but also entitlements. Entitlements: people who deserve or have rights to their earnings may be allowed to keep. Basically, arthur argues that singer neglects entitlements. He concedes that we owe all people equal consideration. However, we also have entitlements to some things as well. common distinction). property, to privacy, and to religious freedom. We have these by virtue of being human. Arthur distinguishes between negative rights and positive rights (565). (he"s not the first; this is a. Negative rights are rights against interference by others, including: right to life, to bodily integrity, to.
