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