Famine, Affluence, and Morality
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
essay
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Peter_Singer
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| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Australia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:effective_altruism
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Bengal_famine_of_1971
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:mainArgument |
People in affluent countries have a moral obligation to help those suffering from famine and poverty.
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.
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| gptkbp:publicationYear |
1972
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Philosophy_&_Public_Affairs
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| gptkbp:subjectOf |
literary criticism
academic debate philosophical analysis |
| gptkbp:topic |
gptkb:charity
ethics global poverty |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Peter_Singer
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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