Question

In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor," what is the author's main argument? A. The author is against foreign aid to starving nations because he thinks it causes a cycle of poor resource management. B. The author is appealing to poorer nations to curb their rates of reproduction before they consume all of their natural resources. C. The author thinks that richer nations should give up excess food and resources to help the citizens of poorer nations. D. The author believes that everyone should consider the Earth as a spaceship and share in the responsibility to help govern it.

Answer 1

The right answer is A.

Answer 2

Answer:

In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor," the author's main argument is "The author is against foreign aid to starving nations because he thinks it causes a cycle of poor resource management."

Explanation:

In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor" the author states that poor countries represent a burden to the planet in terms of use of resources and to other countries due to the economic and active help they send to poorer countries, the author explains that if richer countries stopped helping poorer ones, their population will be reduced because of the lack of food and aid, en eventually as their population reduces the poverty and burden they cause will do to.