Physiology 2075G Lecture 12: Peter Singer - Famine, Affluence, and Morality
12 Apr 2017
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Singer tries to show that we, in affluent (wealthy) countries like canada and the u. s have a moral obligation to give far more than we actually do in international aid for famine relief, disaster relief. He thinks that we need to drastically alter our way of life in order to help others. He observes, in the world today, there are many people suffering a lot, leading miserable lives, on the margin, prone to calamity whenever natural disasters or wars or other cataclysmic events strike. Many millions of people live on an income equivalent to one dollar a day or less. I see a small child drowning in shallow water. I could save the child easily and without risk to myself. I will suffer the slight inconvenience of getting my pants muddy, that"s all. Now i propose to go to the movies. But wait, i could instead donate another ten dollars to oxfam.
