Assignment
Read the article Famine, Affluence, and Morality, by Peter Singer and complete the following tasks:
1. Explain Singer s goal in this article, and then present Singer s argument that supports his position.
2. Explain three counter-arguments to Singer s position that he addresses in the article, and then summarize Singer s responses to those counter-arguments.
3. Define Singer s concept of marginal utility, and explain how this concept relates to his argument.
4. Compare how the ideas of dutyand charityare different in Singer s proposed world as opposed to how they are currently used in our society.
5. Finally, present your personal response to Singer (this should be no more than one page of the entire assignment). Develop an argument either in support of Singer s position, against his position, or somewhere in the middle in relation to his position. Remember that when you present your own positions you need to support those positions with as much logical reasoning and factual evidence as possible.
Article: Famine, Affluence, and Morality by Peter Singer.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.