Poverty from Singer's utilitarian perspective and O'Neill’s Kantian ethics

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https://doi.org/10.7213/1980-5934.035.e202329132

Abstract

This article analyzes Peter Singer and Onora O’Neill’s conceptions of poverty relief. To achieve this purpose, possible ways of understanding poverty are presented, followed by a comparation of the authors’ views. Singer’s arguments are examined in the light of his preference utilitarianism aiming to understand the development of his theory and the elaboration of effective altruism. The review of O’Neill’s theory, in turn, is based on Kantian ethics, an approach the author is affiliated, and based on the need to establish duties for the alleviation of poverty. In the final considerations, the article makes a critical comparison between the two conceptions examined.

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Milene Tonetto, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Possui graduação (Bacharelado e Licenciatura) em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2004), Mestrado (2006) e Doutorado (2010) em Filosofia pela mesma instituição. Em 2009, fez estágio doutoral (sanduíche) na Michigan State University (USA), sob orientação de Frederick Rauscher. Tem experiência na área de Ética e Filosofia Política, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Habermas, ética discursiva, Kant, direitos humanos e fundamentação do direito.

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2023-02-23

How to Cite

Tonetto, M., & Pisa Bazzanella, S. E. . (2023). Poverty from Singer’s utilitarian perspective and O’Neill’s Kantian ethics. Revista De Filosofia Aurora, 35. https://doi.org/10.7213/1980-5934.035.e202329132

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