ピーター・シンガー著／飢餓、豊かさと道徳（ビル・ゲイツ夫妻序言） Famine, Affluence, and Morality

Singer, Peter/ Gates, Bill and Melinda (FRW)

Oxford University Press Inc（2016/01発売）

Oxford University Press Inc（2016/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 120 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780190219208
• DDC分類 170

Full Description

In 1972, Peter Singer published "Famine, Affluence and Morality," which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us. He argues that choosing not to send life saving money to starving people on the other side of the earth is the moral equivalent of neglecting to save drowning children because we prefer not to muddy our shoes. If we can help, we must-and any excuse is hypocrisy. Singer's extreme stand on the standard of giving has become a powerful topic of discussion in modern philosophy and continues to challenge people's attitudes towards extreme poverty.

As Bill and Melinda Gates observe in their foreword, Singer's essay is as relevant today as it ever was. This short edition provides a valuable collection of the original article, two of Singer's more popular writings on our obligations to those in poverty and a new introduction by Singer that advances the topic with his current thinking.

Contents

Foreword: Bill and Melinda Gates ; Preface: Peter Singer ; Acknowledgments ; Famine, Affluence, and Morality ; The Singer Solution to World Poverty ; What Should a Billionaire Give - and What Should You? ; Index