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Essays on Giving
Here are some links to a number of useful essays, books and videos about
the nature of our obligations to those living in extreme poverty. In time
we hope to add more.
Essays
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This highly influential essay set in motion a public discussion
about our obligations regarding global poverty. Prior to its publication,
the issue of global poverty was not much discussed within the
field of ethics. Singer changed this by forcefully arguing that
donating to stop poverty was not merely a nice thing to do, but
was morally urgent and that we all have an obligation to donate
a large part of our income. Moreover, he did so without invoking
a particular moral theory: he derives the obligation directly
from our most basic shared moral beliefs.
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Books
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Living high and letting die is an exploration of how
far the argument in ‘Famine, affluence and morality’ can be taken.
Through a series of contrasting thought experiments, Unger develops
a version of the argument that goes further than Singer's in a
number of ways, while being even harder to reject.
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World poverty and human rights examines the global injustices
behind extreme poverty. Pogge shows how rich countries are not
only failing to help the world's poorest people, but are actively
contributing to the problem with an unjust set of global institutions.
He explains how we none-the-less manage to maintain the illusion
that we are doing no wrong, and offers realistic proposals towards
fullfilling the demands of global justice.
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Video
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In a series of three public lectures at the University of Oxford,
Singer explains the state of global poverty and his views on what
we can and must do about it.
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In this lecture, Pogge explains his view that the rich countries
are not just failing to aid those living in extreme poverty, but
are actually violating their human rights through unjust global
institutions.
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