In Peter Singer’s “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality‚” he argues that when people abroad are suffering or dying from lack of food‚ shelter or medicine‚ it is wrong for people here to spend money on morally unimportant things rather than giving money to help (Hughes). This means that we have a moral obligation to do what we can to alleviate the stress of poverty abroad if it does not do any harm to us helping them. If we are able to benefit people abroad‚ we should do so. Food‚ shelter‚ and quality
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does Source O challenge the interpretation of the famine in sources M and N. From studying source O one can say that‚ to some extent source O does challenge the interpretations of sources M and N however in source M it states that ‘disaster inflicted by heaven’. This is supported by Source O as it also suggests that the famine had been caused due to God related actions ‘dispensation of providence’. This also implies that the God had given the famine to the Irish. On the other hand if we examine
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Peter Singer’s Article on “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality” Barbara Shinualt PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor Daniel Beteta March 25‚ 2013 In his article‚ “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality”‚ philosopher Peter Singer observes that that there are millions of people around the world who are leading misery lives and suffering death‚ because of famine ‚ war‚ lack of shelter‚ and adequate medical care. He states that although rich nations have contributed great sums of money for these causes
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In "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality" Peter Singer argues that affluent individuals‚ in fact‚ almost all of us are living deeply immoral lives by not contributing to the relief and prevention of famine. The causes of famine are various and include human wrongdoing‚ but this doesn’t matter‚ according to Singer. What matters is that each of us can minimize the effects of the famines that are now occurring and can take steps to prevent those that might occur. As we go about our daily business‚ living
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reason for the famine of 1959-1962? The Chinese famine lasting between 1959 and 1962 was one of the largest in recorded human history; the famine followed Mao’s revolutionary Great Leap Forward in which radical new policies were created and implemented. It is hugely likely that the aforementioned reforms were the main cause of the famine itself and whilst it is arguable that other factors such as natural disasters and Zedongs preoccupation with ideology contributed more to the famine than policy
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From 1983 to 1985‚ a famine in Ethiopia had disastrous consequences. The death toll was much higher than previous famines‚ as over a million had died. Many people blamed this famine on droughts that had been taking place all over Ethiopia’s provinces. This was not the case. The drought did‚ of course‚ contribute but the main reason for the severity of the famine was the government. The government worsened the famine in three ways: promoting Communism and its policies‚ blocking aid‚ and annexing
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Topic: Famines‚ poverty‚ government policy‚ food supply in colonial India Introduction From 1760 till 1943 India was hit by terrible famines on a regular basis. More than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality genocides done by the British Raj. Contrast this to the fact that there have been no famine related deaths since independence. British famine policy in India was influenced by the arguments of Adam Smith‚ as seen by the non-interference of the government with the
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The Ukraine Famine In 1924 Joseph Stalin came to power in the Soviet Union. He eventually came to be known as one of the most terrible rulers of the 19th century next to Hitler. He was responsible for the Ukraine famine‚ lasting from 1929 to 1933‚ that resulted in the death of over 10 million people. When Stalin came to power in 1924 he began with the great purge. The purpose of this was to decimate any potential threats and opposition to his rule. Not only did he target members of the communist
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and 1961 is known as the Three Years of Great Chinese Famine. It is also referred to as ‘The Three Years of Natural Disasters’ or ‘The Difficult Three Year Period’ because China doesn’t want to admit the true cause of the disaster. (Branigan‚ 2013) Natural factors do play a major role in this disaster‚ but one questions whether the famine would have been this severe if it had taken place in a democracy. The economist Amartya Sen said for example: ‘no famine has taken place in the history of the world
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include a nutritious diet as well as mental and social tranquility. Tom Haines‚ author of “Facing Famine”‚ David Bodanis‚ author of “What’s in your Toothpaste”‚ and Lars Eighner‚ author of “ On Dumpster Diving”‚ discuss various topics of health while challenging the notions commonly perceived to be true. Together‚ the authors provide harsh insight regarding health conditions in relation to famine and disease in third world countries‚ as well as‚ challenging common views arguing on the truth behind
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