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1 Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

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3 Neo-Malthusianism –Malthus (population/food) –Garrett Hardin Lifeboat Analogy Ratchet Effect Libertarianism –Negative Rights vs. Positive Rights Developmentalism –Peter Singer –The Expanding Circle

4 Neo-Malthusianism –Malthus (population/food) –Garrett Hardin Lifeboat Analogy Ratchet Effect

5 Developmentalism –Roman Catholic Church –Peter Singer Development of Third World: –Political Infrastructure Remove Incompetent Politicians End Corruption –Physical Infrastructure Roads, Airports, Court Houses, etc. –Legal Infrastructure Rule of Law (Court System) –Economic Infrastructure Provide Jobs (especially for young men!) Banking Institutions –Social Infrastructure Educational Institutions Medical Institutions Empowerment of Women Population Control Work Ethic

6 Beneficence is best expressed by individual choice. Governmentally Sponsored Food Assistance is immoral and/or inefficient –Immoral: –Inefficient: Preference for Non-Governmental Developmental Organizations

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