Why Do We Disagree about our Obligations to the Poor?

People disagree about whether individuals in rich countries like the United States have an obligation to aid the world's poorest people. A tempting thought is that this disagreement comes down to a non-moral matter. I argue that we should be suspicious of this view. Drawing on psychological evi...

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Main Author: Seipel, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2019]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2019, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 121-136
IxTheo Classification:NCC Social ethics
VA Philosophy
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Famine relief
B Peter Singer
B Moral Disagreement
B Non-moral disagreement
B Empirical explanation
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