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The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty is a 2009 book by Australian philosopher Peter Singer, in which the author argues that citizens of affluent nations are behaving immorally if they do not act to end the poverty they know to exist in developing nations.
Inspired by Peter Singer's 1971 essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", [1] Unger argues that for people in the developed world to live morally, they are morally obliged to make sacrifices to help mitigate human suffering and premature death in the third world, and further that it is acceptable (and morally right) to lie, cheat, and steal to mitigate suffering.
In 2004, Singer was recognised as the Australian Humanist of the Year by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies. In 2005, The Sydney Morning Herald placed him among Australia's ten most influential public intellectuals. [3] Singer is a cofounder of Animals Australia and the founder of the non-profit organization The Life You Can Save. [4]
A common criticism of Singer's essay is the demandingness objection. For example, the "supposed obligation" of Singer's essay has been criticised by John Arthur in 1982, [8] by John Kekes in 2002, [9] and by Kwame Anthony Appiah in 2006, [10] and Singer's claim of a straight path from commonsense morality to great giving has also been disputed ...
One World: The Ethics of Globalisation is a 2002 book about globalization by the philosopher Peter Singer. In the book, Singer applies moral philosophy to four issues: the impact of human activity on the atmosphere; international trade regulation (and the World Trade Organization ); the concept of national sovereignty; and the distribution of aid.
Nicholas Kristof reviewed the book for The New York Times, beginning with a discussion of the earning to give strategy. Kristof had three reservations about the book: (1) it is not clear where to draw the line with respect to altruism, (2) in addition to humanitarian motives, loyalty is also important and many give to universities or the arts out of loyalty, (3) the idea of taking a job solely ...
Katy Perry recently dropped the first single from her upcoming album, “143,” which comes out Sept. 20. The singer has said "Woman's World," an upbeat anthem and her first new music since 2021 ...
The Oxford philosopher Roger Crisp wrote, "Imagine that you could choose a book that everyone in the world would read. My choice would be this book." [5] Critics have suggested Singer misrepresents the role of self-interest in some religions, such as the prospect of rewards in heaven. [6] Singer has said, "I am not really satisfied with the book".