The Moral Demands of Affluence by Garrett Cullity (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Moral Demands of Affluence by Garrett Cullity Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Any plausible moral outlook should recognize requirements of beneficence - requirements grounded directly in other peoples need for assistance. This book examines, refines, and defends an argument of this form, and then identifies its limits. Publisher Description How much are we morally required to do to help people who are much worse off than us? Philosophers have often raised this question in assessing the plausibility of particular moral theories. But it is a pressing question whatever ones moral outlook. Any plausible moral outlook should recognize requirements of beneficence - requirements grounded directly in other peoples need for assistance. Given this, there is a forceful case for thinking that we are morallyrequired - not only collectively, but also as individuals - to devote a substantial proportion of what we have to helping the poor.One way to present this case is by means of a simpleanalogy: an analogy between giving money to an aid agency and rescuing a needy person directly. Part I of Garrett Cullitys book examines this analogy in detail, discussing the ways in which it is politically and metaphysically simplistic. However, there remains an important truth in the simple analogy. It is that we are morally required to help. In one way, our world imposes a radical separation between its rich and poor inhabitants: our material circumstances are starklydifferent. In another way, however, it does not: the human experiences and fulfilments of rich and poor are fundamentally the same. This is an important part of the case for thinking that theirwelfare grounds requirements of beneficence on us to help them. But Part II shows that it is also part of the case for limiting those requirements. Drawing attention to the range of goods that ground requirements on us to help each other, Cullity argues that these requirements only make sense on the assumption that a life of a certain kind - a life that is not restricted in an extremely demanding way - is one that it is not wrong for us to live. Author Biography Garrett Cullity is in the Department of Philosophy, University of Adelaide. Details ISBN 0199258112 ISBN-13 9780199258116 Title The Moral Demands of Affluence Author Garrett Cullity Format Hardcover Year 2004 Pages 296 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137009542; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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