The Rules of Rescue Cost, Distance, and Effective Altruism

The Rules of Rescue Cost, Distance, and Effective Altruism

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This is a book about duties to help others. When does one have to sacrifice life and limb, time and money, to prevent harm to others? When must one save more people rather than fewer? These questions arise in emergencies involving nearby strangers who are drowning or trapped in burning buildings. Bu...

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Main Author: Pummer, Theron (auth)
Other Authors: Ohlin, Peter (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023
Subjects:
Ethics & moral philosophy
beneficence, preventing harm, requiring reason, permission, personal sacrifice, aggregation, all or nothing, praiseworthiness, distant stranger, effective altruism
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