Singer argues from utilitarian principles that...? Everyone should donate to Eas
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Question
Singer argues from utilitarian principles that...?
Everyone should donate to East Bengal.
Everyone must worsen their condition in order to improve the conditions of those less fortunate than them.
If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.
Preventing something bad from happening is supererogatory, i.e., it would be good of us to do it, but morality doesn’t require us to do it.
a.Everyone should donate to East Bengal.
b.Everyone must worsen their condition in order to improve the conditions of those less fortunate than them.
c.If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.
d.Preventing something bad from happening is supererogatory, i.e., it would be good of us to do it, but morality doesn’t require us to do it.
Explanation / Answer
It argues that Singer's argument depends on a hierarchy of reasons, such that the ethical viewpoint is understood to be an adaptation, an extension of a fundamental self-interest. The correct answer is option C.