¶ … Peter Singer's "The Singer Solution World Poverty"
Peter Albert David Singer, an Australian philosopher is serving as a professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and laureate Professor at the Center for applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. His specialization is in applied ethics and his approach on ethical issues is based on secular, preference utilitarian perspective. Singer is considered as the most controversial ethicist. In his book "Singer's Solution to World Poverty," he has tried to present hypothetical situations each of which displaying a moral stature and inhuman side of the human nature. These hypothetical situations were, however very close to the practical life experience and a symbolic representation of moral dilemmas which society member's goes through. Nevertheless, I don't hold all these hypothetical situations to represent inhumane element of man's nature. Morality, ethical perspective and social responsibility are all considered as man's duty when living in a society yet these are relative concepts which can't be imposed on anyone.
The first hypothetical situation is taken from the Brazilian film "Central Station" in which Dora named retired school teacher earns her living by sitting on the station and writing letters for illiterate people. She was given the opportunity...
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