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Author Singer, Peter, 1946-

Title The life you can save : acting now to end world poverty / Peter Singer.

Publication Info. New York : Random House, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  362.5 SINGER    Missing
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  362.5 SIN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.5 SINGER    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  362.5 SI    On Holdshelf
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 206 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-198) and index.
Contents THE ARGUMENT. Saving a child -- Is it wrong not to help? -- Common objections to giving -- HUMAN NATURE. Why don't we give more? -- Creating a culture of giving -- THE FACTS ABOUT AID. How much does it cost to save a life, and how can you tell which charities do it best? -- Improving aid -- A NEW STANDARD FOR GIVING. Your child and the children of others -- Asking too much? -- A realistic approach.
Summary Arguing that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible, philosopher Peter Singer offers a seven-point plan that mixes personal philanthropy (figuring how much to give and how best to give it), local activism (spreading the word in your community), and political awareness (contacting your representatives to ensure that your nation's foreign aid is really directed to the world's poorest people).
Subject Charity.
Humanitarianism.
Economic assistance.
Poverty.
ISBN 9781400067107 alkaline paper
1400067103 alkaline paper
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