What Is the Traditional Distinction Between Duty and Charity That

question 74

Multiple Choice

What is the traditional distinction between duty and charity that Singer questions?

• A) Charity is the obligation to give to organizations that help others, whereas duty is the obligation not to commit any injustices such as killing or maiming others.
• B) Duty and charity are identical because one has the duty to be charitable, and if one is not charitable, then one has acted immorally by failing one's duty.
• C) The charitable person is praiseworthy whereas the uncharitable person is blameworthy; in contrast, the dutiful person is moral whereas the undutiful person is immoral.
• D) Charity is an act of generosity that is good to do but not wrong not to do, whereas duty is what we must do and what is wrong not to do.

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