Question

One objection to his view that Singer considers is that his view is:

Question 1 options:

Self-contradictory.


Assumes the very thing he is trying to prove.


Oversimplified.


Too drastic of a revision to our moral scheme.

Answer 1

The objection to Peter Singer's view that he considers is often that it "assumes the very thing he is trying to prove." This criticism is based on the idea that Singer's arguments for utilitarianism or for moral obligations to help those in need can be seen as circular or presupposing the ethical commitments that they aim to establish.

So, the correct option is:

**Assumes the very thing he is trying to prove.**