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In your reading assignment for this module you were introduced to the viewpoints of Garrett Hardin and Peter Singer

In your reading assignment for this module you were introduced to the viewpoints of Garrett Hardin and Peter Singer

In your reading assignment for this module you were introduced to the viewpoints of Garrett Hardin and Peter Singer. Hardin views rich countries as lifeboats who should not give aid to poorer countries. Singer, on the other hand, gives the example of a drowning child and says you have the responsibility to help if you are able to. Of these two perspectives, which do you believe best describes what you ought to do? Support your stance with a theory previously covered in this course.

This paper should be 2-3 pages in length and in APA format

Here is a link to the book:  Read pages 681-687 and 721-732

https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9780393270198/pageid/702

 

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Peter singer’s perspective of the rich people obligation in helping the poor gives a best description I would want to do to the poor population despite the distance between us. This because he says that the haves have an obligation of helping the have-nots irrespective of their distance as long as their help to the poor does not cost themselves something morally significant. By this he means that although the rich have a duty to share their resource with the poor it does not mean that one has an obligation to donate…

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