In his essay "The Singer Solution to World Poverty," Peter Singer addresses the flaws in society's efforts toward world hunger and poverty. As a piece of literature it is a respectable and eloquent passage, because of its thorough use of analogies and well-structured argument. Singer makes a vali...

?What are the obligations of the "haves" as opposed to the "have-not's"? (Singer). John Arthur and Peter Singer are highly credited intellectuals on the subject of eradicating global poverty. One applies a hypothetical solution to the question while the other objects those proposals i...

Global hunger is a major concern that effects the whole world. According to Peter Singer "the whole way we look at moral issues-our moral conceptual scheme needs to be altered... and that the way of life in our society is taken for granted." He argues that people have lost touch w...

Extreme global poverty is a problem that affects a large percentage of the world's population and will continue to spread until serious action is taken against it by the wealthier nations. However, the amount of obligation, if any, that countries feel they have to deal with such a problem is ...

Famine, Affluence, and Morality In this article, Peter Singer considers the question of whether it is morally ok for affluent people to spend their money on luxuries for themselves while less fortunate people are starving. For demonstrating his point of view, he used the state of E...

1.There can be no moral or ethical justification for discrimination against openly gay and lesbian persons in the areas of military service and marriage. Consider: The discrimination against gay persons is just another manifestation of the deep-rooted prejudice against the minorities in most societ...