Strenghths Flashcards
1
Q
No favourites
A
We cannot favour those we love or know we must consider the impact on everyone
2
Q
Singer’s example to support the ‘no favourites’ strength
A
We would sacrifice an expensive pair of shoes to save a drowning child in the lake. We should then be willing to donate the sum of those shoes to charity to save dying children in other countries. It doesn’t matter where they are and if we know them or not, if ‘each is to count for one’
3
Q
Secular
A
Doesn’t require a fair world which is more appropriate in a more secular society
4
Q
Utilitarianism is progressive
A
More in keeping with modern views of homosexuality (it harms no one for example)
