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Singer is a utilitarian. ... But for purposes of the famine-relief argument, he
doesnt need to make such an extravagant claim. ... What he is claiming is not that there is no line between justice and
charity (even though, as a utilitarian, he believes that), but that famine relief
belongs on the justice side of the line rather than, as most people think, on the
charity side. He is trying to change our thinking about, and ultimately our
behavior toward, victims of famine.
How does one go about persuading people to shift an action such as famine
relief from the charity side of the line to the justice side of the line? Singer could
appeal, as some humanitarian groups do, to emotions such as sympathy, pity,
and guilt, but to a philosopher these are disreputable (indeed, fallacious)
techniques.
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