We’re picking up where we left off last time, exploring the “ethics of care” and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global poverty in a moral way? Philosophers like Peter Singer argue that we have an obligation to prevent harm caused by poverty, whereas Garrett Hardin offers a “lifeboat analogy” to explain our obligations to focus on caring for our own. Want more Crash Course in person? We'll be at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th! For more information, go to www.nerdconnerdfighteria.com/ Get your own Crash Course Philosophy mug or Chom Chom shirt from DFTBA: store.dftba.com/collections/crashcourse The Latest from PBS Digital Studios: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV -- www.oxfam.org www.thelifeyoucansave.org www.againstmalaria.com www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/deworm-world-initiative -- Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashC... Twitter - www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Patreon: www.patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids

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