Billionaire wealth could end extreme poverty 26 times…
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Billionaire wealth could end extreme poverty 26 times over, while half the world lives in it. We're right to be angry. But Singer's "The Life You Can Save" shows why that anger isn't enough.
"Someone richer should do it" is the most popular objection to Singer's drowning child argument. With billionaire wealth up 81% since 2020, it's also never felt more justified. But is it a moral argument or just a description of unfairness? This video essay considers Singer's arguments in *The Life You Can Save*, as well as counter-arguments from the philosophers Liam Murphy, Thomas Pogge, Susan Wolf, Bernard Williams, and others.
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"Someone richer should do it" is the most popular objection to Singer's drowning child argument. With billionaire wealth up 81% since 2020, it's also never felt more justified. But is it a moral argument or just a description of unfairness? This video essay considers Singer's arguments in *The Life You Can Save*, as well as counter-arguments from the philosophers Liam Murphy, Thomas Pogge, Susan Wolf, Bernard Williams, and others.
#science
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