The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty by Peter Singer

The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty

Peter Singer

206 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Using ethical arguments, provocative thought experiments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving, philosopher Peter Singer shows that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible.S...

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