Introduction: Death and the Shallow Pond

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Death and the Shallow Pond 1
5. PART I. The Giving Philosophy
6. 1 Vienna, Melbourne 7
7. 2 Oxford: Philosophy Awakes 14
8. 3 Vietnam, East Pakistan 29
9. 4 Bob’s Bugatti 43
10. 5 From the Pond to the World 54
11. 6 Turning Point in the Grave 67
12. 7 Growing Pains 79
13. 8 Longtermism 89
14. PART II. Charity and Its Discontents
15. 9 Laboratory in the Mind 99
16. 10 Shallow Ponds in Deep Waters 112
17. 11 Moral Math, Play Pumps, and Microloans 126
18. 12 Mrs. Jellyby and Groundhog Day 141
19. 13 The New White Man’s Burden 149
20. 14 The Mega-Rich and the Pearly Gates 158
21. 15 Righting Past Wrongs 169
22. 16 Distance and Dignity 174
23. 17 The Harm You Do 180
24. 18 Rattling the Can 195
25. 19 The Art of the Feel 205
26. Postscript: Singer’s Swan Song 219
27. Notes 233
28. Bibliography 247
29. Index 261
30. A Note On the Type 275