I am not really in the fond side of the essay and the idea. I know that Singer has good intention or at least the essay has a good intention, but it doesn't take into account very important things like how people will behave and the economy of the nations. i would be more attracted if there was more information about how the economy and people will react.
In the essay Singer says if we earn 500000 dollars and we only need 300000 dollars to support our basic needs we should give the rest away. but he doesn't think how people will react to this. people will start to work less and less until they only get 300000 dollars, they wont work hard for other people.
also if we keep funding the poor countries and people they will depend on us too much for them to live independently in the future and the economy of the nation will fall.
lastly the examples he gives are very bias. like the train example he keeps forcing the reader to think that you
need to pull the lever.
i don't mean that we should not help people but i don't think singer's solution is really the way to do it
i guess the solution is not to give money but to go and teach them how and it should be volunteer not forced or going to extreme. this way both people that are helping and the people that are getting help are better off and this increases the effectiveness. if you get someone who doesn't want to do something and force him too it wont be as effective and if you ask some one who wants to do it.
In the essay Singer says if we earn 500000 dollars and we only need 300000 dollars to support our basic needs we should give the rest away. but he doesn't think how people will react to this. people will start to work less and less until they only get 300000 dollars, they wont work hard for other people.
also if we keep funding the poor countries and people they will depend on us too much for them to live independently in the future and the economy of the nation will fall.
lastly the examples he gives are very bias. like the train example he keeps forcing the reader to think that you
need to pull the lever.
i don't mean that we should not help people but i don't think singer's solution is really the way to do it
i guess the solution is not to give money but to go and teach them how and it should be volunteer not forced or going to extreme. this way both people that are helping and the people that are getting help are better off and this increases the effectiveness. if you get someone who doesn't want to do something and force him too it wont be as effective and if you ask some one who wants to do it.
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteI like that you're thinking carefully about Singer's essay, but you've left out one important part: what, then, could you suggest? Part of the efforts here involve entering the fray, if you will!