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Based on the article "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" by Peter Singer
According to Singer, if I am walking past a shallow pond and see a child drowning in it:
A. I have a moral obligation to save the child even if it gets my clothes muddy.
B. I have no duty to save the child but it would be charitable to do so.
C. I only have a moral obligation to save the child if I can do so without getting my clothes muddy.
D. It is morally permissible to walk past without helping the child.
According to Singer, if I am walking past a shallow pond and see a child drowning in it:
A. I have a moral obligation to save the child even if it gets my clothes muddy.
B. I have no duty to save the child but it would be charitable to do so.
C. I only have a moral obligation to save the child if I can do so without getting my clothes muddy.
D. It is morally permissible to walk past without helping the child.
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In "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," Peter Singer argues that we have a moral obligation to help those in need, particularly when the cost to ourselves is minimal compared to the benefit to others. In the case of seeing a child drowning in a shallow pond, Singer would assert:
A. I have a moral obligation to save the child even if it gets my clothes muddy.
Singer's argument emphasizes that the moral imperative to help others, particularly in life-and-death situations, outweighs the trivial costs we might incur, such as dirty clothes.
A. I have a moral obligation to save the child even if it gets my clothes muddy.
Singer's argument emphasizes that the moral imperative to help others, particularly in life-and-death situations, outweighs the trivial costs we might incur, such as dirty clothes.
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