The Life You Can Save
How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
by Peter Singer
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“Finalized my desire to give away most of the money I earn over my lifetime to help eliminate third world poverty. | Singer is brilliant because you don’t have to agree with him, but he goes through all the standard objections to his view and presents counterarguments.”
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Philosophy, Most Recommended Books, and Politics.
For the first time in history, eradicating world poverty is within our reach. Yet around the world, a billion people struggle to live each day on less than many of us pay for bottled water. In The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer uses ethical arguments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving to show that our current response to...
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“Finalized my desire to give away most of the money I earn over my lifetime to help eliminate third world poverty. | Singer is brilliant because you don’t have to agree with him, but he goes through all the standard objections to his view and presents counterarguments.”
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