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Distance, Relationship and Moral Obligation
The Monist 86 (3):367-381 (2003)
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How can we justify partiality to those near to us, such as our own families, friends, neighbours and colleagues, when we could act in much more morally valuable ways by helping others who are merely distant from us? In 1972 Peter Singer used two now-famous examples, Pond and.Other Versions
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