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Jan Narveson We don't owe them a thing! A tough-minded but soft-hearted view of aid to the faraway needy article 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.

We don't owe them a thing! A tough-minded but soft-hearted view of aid to the faraway needy

Jan Narveson

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.

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