World Hunger

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Table of Contents

World Hunger

Introduction Are People the Problem?

Paul Ehrlich

Julian Simon

The Terms of the Bet

The Outcome

Population Trends

Changing Fertility Rates

Range of total fertility rate in 1995-2000 2.10 - 1.80

Range of total fertility rate in 1995-2000 1.79--1.50

Range of total fertility rate in 1995-2000 Less than 1.50

Age Distribution: More Developed Regions

Age Distribution: Less Developed Regions

The Case for Helping Other Countries

The Argument from Virtue

The Issue of Complicity

The Group Egoist Argument

The Strict Utilitarian Argument

The Basic Rights Argument

The Kantian Imperfect Duty Argument

The Case against Helping Other Countries

The Lifeboat Argument

The Lifeboat Metaphor

Evaluating the Metaphor

The Effectiveness Argument

The Libertarian Argument

The Particularity Argument

Special Obligation to Take Care of Our Own

The Efficiency Argument

Epistemological Considerations

The Liberal State Argument

Conclusion

Author: Lawrence M. Hinman

Email: hinman@sandiego.edu

Home Page: http://ethics.sandiego.edu/

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