L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Martha Nussbaum, Thomas Pogge, Sustainable Development Goals
24 Sep 2016
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Looks similar to an ad for a company like unicef, context-less african child as the face of global health . We only see the vulture"s face, not the child"s. Utilitarianism john stuart mill and jeremy bentham. Ethics are determined by effects and consequences- not by moral absolutes. Maximize the greatest goods for the greatest number. Actions are deemed as good or ethical in relation to pleasurable outcomes. Pleasures then, and the avoidance of pains, are the ends that the legislator has in view (bentham) Suffering and death from lack of food/shelter/med care are bad. If it is within our power to prevent something bad from happening and can do so without sacrificing anything nearly as important, it"s wrong not to do so. Donating to aid agencies can prevent suffering and deaths from lack of food/shelter/med care, without sacrificing anything nearly as important. If you do not donate, you are wrong.
