We don't owe them a thing! A tough-minded but soft-hearted view of aid to the faraway needy
The Monist, vol. 86, no. 3, 2003, pp. 419–433
Abstract
Part of a special issue on the moral significance of distance, both physical and relational. The writer contends that we do not have a moral duty to help those who are distant from us, only an obligation not to cause harm to others.
