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Giving isn't demanding
- Abstract:
- Peter Singer argues that middle-class members of affluent countries have an obligation to give away almost all their income to fight poverty in the developing world. Others, however, argue that this view is too demanding: it is asking more of us than morality truly requires. This chapter proposes a weaker principle, the very weak principle of sacrifice: Most middle-class members of affluent countries ought, morally, to use at least 10 percent of their income to effectively improve the lives of others. This principle is not very demanding at all, and therefore the “demandingness” objection has not even pro tanto force against it.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Not peer reviewed
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- 10.1093/oso/9780190648879.003.0007
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- Oxford University Press
- Host title:
- Ethics of Giving: Philosophers' Perspectives on Philanthropy
- Pages:
- 178-203
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-02
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- 9780190648879
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English
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- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Oxford University Press at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190648879.003.0007
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