Which of the Following Would Most Count as an Objection

question 733

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most count as an objection to Woollard's argument that proximity is a morally relevant factor when determining our obligations to aid?

• A) Since saving a child drowning in the river is morally different from putting money in an envelope to donate to UNICEF, proximity is not a morally relevant factor when determining our duties to prevent suffering.
• B) People far away are still humans with the same equal moral worth as every other human and deserve the same treatment as people close to us.
• C) The fact that our world is so interconnected and most people in affluent countries are able to prevent poverty-related deaths by donating to charities entails there is a close connection between affluent agents and victims, making proximity irrelevant in our current situation.
• D) People's bodies do not belong to them because bodies are not pieces of property that can be alienated or separated from a person.

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