Moral Obligation of Charity and “Famine, Affluence and Morality” by Peter Singer

  • Anna Vernikovskaya Independent scholar, Academic Secretary of the Project “Classical Authors and Classical Works in Ethics: An Anthology” HSE University (Moscow, Russia)
  • Aleksey Pleshkov PhD in Philosophy, Director of Poletayev Institute for Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities Associate Professor HSE University (Moscow, Russia)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17323/2587-8719-2021-2-237-253
Keywords: Practical Ethics, Charity, Poverty, Peter Singer, Effective Altruism

Abstract

The article is intended to introduce the reader to the historical and polemical contexts of the seminal essay “Famine, Affluence and Morality” (1972) by Peter Singer, which appears in Russian for the first time. The authors analyze Singer's argumentation in the perspective of the development of his views, determine the relevant historical and philosophical context of the paper, and outline the key lines of criticism of Singer's approach. This allows us to look more closely at the problem of global poverty and the individual moral obligations of affluent agents.

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Published
2021-07-10
How to Cite
VernikovskayaA., & PleshkovA. (2021). Moral Obligation of Charity and “Famine, Affluence and Morality” by Peter Singer. Philosophy Journal of the Higher School of Economics, 5(2), 237-253. https://doi.org/10.17323/2587-8719-2021-2-237-253
Issue
Vol 5 No 2 (2021): Right to Left, Left to Right: Conservatism and Radicalism in Their Interconnection
Section
Translations and Critical Editions

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