What Peter Singer thinks about agency
Australian moral philosopher, Professor of Bioethics emeritus at Princeton University; author of Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics and The Life You Can Save.
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2 dated positions, c. 2009 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Peter Singer has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingPeople in wealthy countries can save lives every day by giving to cost-effective charities
Their wordsThe fact is, we are walking past ponds all the time, because through simple, cost-effective interventions such as the distribution of anti-malaria bednets or supplements in low income countries, all of us living in developed nations have the ability to give money to charities saving lives every day.
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Their wordsIf it is in your power to prevent something bad from happening, without sacrificing anything nearly as important, it is wrong not to do so.
↗The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty (Random House, 2009)archive.org All 3 from this book