In Singer’s article, he describes the example of a child drowning in shallow water (page 20), in which you can save the child at the expense of ruining your shoes.
He uses this example to argue that we are obligated to use our extra resources be it money, energy, etc. – to help prevent others from suffering or dying, if we can do so without having to sacrifice anything of comparable moral value.
Explain Singer’s argument (which occurs mainly between
lines 9 and 51 on page 20); that is, explain how he uses the scenario involving the drowning child to argue that we are obligated to use any extra resources to help others.
