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What is the strong version of Singer's principle of aid?
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Strong- requires giving to famine aid unless doing so would require sacrificing something of comparable moral importance
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What is the weak version of Singer's principle of aid?
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Weak/moderate- requires giving to famine aid unless doing so would require sacrificing anything morally significant
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Explain the premises of Singer's principle of aid.
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P1: If we can prevent a great harm to someone w/o sacrificing anything morally significant/ anything of comparable moral significance we should do so.
P2:Death is a great harm P3: We can prevent some deaths due to famine by giving money that we would otherwise spend on morally insignificant luxuries. |
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According to Singer's principle of aid (weak), what should we conclude?
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we should sacrifice all luxuries
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According to Singer's principle of aid (strong), what should we conclude?
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we should give until one is more harmed by giving than the starved are by starvation. Singer thinks we should get to their level.
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