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The life you can save : acting now to end world poverty / Peter Singer
Bib ID 4557425
Format BookBook
Author
Singer, Peter, 1946-
 
Edition 1st ed. 
Description New York : Random House, c2009 
xv, 206 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 
ISBN 9781400067107 (alk. paper)  1400067103 (alk. paper) 
Summary

Arguing that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible, philosopher Peter Singer offers a seven-point plan that mixes personal philanthropy (figuring how much to give and how best to give it), local activism (spreading the word in your community), and political awareness (contacting your representatives to ensure that your nation's foreign aid is really directed to the world's poorest people).

Full contents
  • THE ARGUMENT. Saving a child
  • Is it wrong not to help?
  • Common objections to giving
  • HUMAN NATURE. Why don't we give more?
  • Creating a culture of giving
  • THE FACTS ABOUT AID. How much does it cost to save a life, and how can you tell which charities do it best?
  • Improving aid
  • A NEW STANDARD FOR GIVING. Your child and the children of others
  • Asking too much?
  • A realistic approach.
 
Notes

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-198)

Subjects Humanitarianism.  |  Charity.  |  Economic assistance.  |  Poverty.

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