I guess most people think that the point of charity is to build a good society. From that point of view, if people think a society with animal shelters is a good society, giving to animal shelters is entirely correct.
Utilitarians disagree. They don't think the point of charity is to build a good society, but to build a good world. There…
I guess most people think that the point of charity is to build a good society. From that point of view, if people think a society with animal shelters is a good society, giving to animal shelters is entirely correct.
Utilitarians disagree. They don't think the point of charity is to build a good society, but to build a good world. There is one big problem with this idea: The world consists of different societies and those societies never have entirely peaceful intentions towards each other. If most peoples try to build good societies, while a few try to build a good world, those few risk being overrun by good societies.
I guess most people think that the point of charity is to build a good society. From that point of view, if people think a society with animal shelters is a good society, giving to animal shelters is entirely correct.
Utilitarians disagree. They don't think the point of charity is to build a good society, but to build a good world. There is one big problem with this idea: The world consists of different societies and those societies never have entirely peaceful intentions towards each other. If most peoples try to build good societies, while a few try to build a good world, those few risk being overrun by good societies.