Peter Singer Charity Summary

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Peter Singer discussed how the United States should do more to help refugees who are starving and he used Bengal, India as an example. India has had many natural and man-made disasters which have had an impact on their being able to grow and have the necessary resources. He believed that it is morally our duty to help those in need and if we don’t do it, it’s the same as purposely harming them. He also talked about distance. He believes distance should not affect how we help or view other people. Many people do not mind helping someone who is in close proximity, but are not willing to help someone miles away. He called this discrimination and no one should decide whether or not they are going to help someone based on geographical locations. He also believed the line between …show more content…
Another professor named Jan Narveson who wrote a chapter about feeding the hungry stated the same thing. Narveson believes no one has a duty to provide for an individual, but if they placed an individual in that situation, compensation is in order. If someone forces another to give by using threats, alienation, or other means, then they are defeating the entire purpose of giving. The person will give out of pressure and fear, not because they wanted to give. I do believe generosity is virtuous, however. Charity is a virtue when a person gives from the heart. Narveson also mentioned the hair shirt ideology (pp. “216”). It is an idea that everyone needs to continually give money and assets away to the impoverished until they begin to suffer just like them. This thinking should be viewed negatively and shunned. He believes people should help when they can and that it is morally right to help the less fortunate. He equated browbeating people to constantly give against their will to that of a thief. It does not help either party and it makes things worse in the long
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