The Life You Can Save
How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
New York : Random House, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: Random House trade paperback edition.
Description: xv, 214 pages ; 21 cm
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).
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.
Subjects:
Charity.
Humanitarianism.
Economic assistance.
Poverty.
Charity.
Economic assistance.
Humanitarianism.
Poverty.
Charity.
Humanitarianism.
Economic assistance.
Poverty.
Charity.
Economic assistance.
Humanitarianism.
Poverty.
ISBN:
9780812981568 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Altruism Sin | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-206) and index.