Essays on Rich and Poor

Singer’s article starts off with the question of whether or not a person feels obligated to save a child who they see drowning considering what they might be losing if they help. Different circumstances proved to be what made the outcome of their choices to…

Chapter 8 “rich and poor” by Peter Singer published by Cambridge University press argues that we all human beings have a duty to aid all those suffering from absolute poverty, in his essay Peter describes absolute poverty as life at the very margin of existence,…

The conclusion that Singer comes to is that we must give as much as we possibly can to help those in need. He explains that instead of buying ourselves new things or luxury items, we should be putting that extra money towards stopping famine and…