Assignment task:
Consider the morality of beneficence. Imagine a clear instance where you are presented with a choice between spending an amount of money on your own entertainment or donating that money to an aid organization which will use it to alleviate human suffering.
Is there any sense in which helping others is morally good? Explain carefully and supply your reasoning.
Do you have any moral obligation to help others? If so, why and to what extent? If not, why not?
Are you morally permitted to spend the money on your own entertainment or are you morally required to help alleviate human suffering? Explain carefully and supply your reasoning.