PHIL 4 Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 6 - Bystander (magazine)
Document Summary
Perhaps it used to be the case that it was very difficult to help those far away. But now we can go online and donate to charities that save lives all over the world. For example, say that if everyone on earth were to donate . The bystander effect: a person is less likely to offer help to someone in need when he believes there are others who are aware of the situation and capable of helping. But really, if everyone on earth were to donate 10 dollars we could end all preventable suffering and death. A hypothetical premise should yield a hypothetical conclusion. If everyone donated then you would only be obligated to donate ten. Duty: something that would be wrong not to do. Charity: something that would be good to do, but not wrong not to do. According to singer, donating to charity is not charity it"s a duty.
