come up with your own objection to the validity or soundness of the…

Question Answered step-by-step come up with your own objection to the validity or soundness of the…  come up with your own objection to the validity or soundness of the argument you rehearse.  Below is an example for you to follow  Arthur argues, against Singer, for the thesis that everyone is not morally required to give away their earnings. Arthur’s argument goes like this. (1) If you are entitled to your earnings, then you’re not morally required to give them away, even if in doing so you would prevent very bad things from happening. (2) Everyone is entitled to their earnings. (3) So everyone is not morally required to give away their earnings, even if in doing so they would prevent very bad things from happening. I object to the soundness of the argument. The argument is unsound because the premise “Everyone is entitled to their earnings” is false. No one is entirely entitled to their earnings in our current society when our earnings require the exploitation of others. The majority of wealth is held by the top few percent of people, and that level of economic status is impossible to reach without exploiting others. But what about your average person? Our current society makes it impossible for most to obtain all necessities, especially luxuries, without continuing to create demand for establishments that utilize immoral practices. A large portion of the population is stuck in a state of poverty that is almost impossible to escape. Food workers are almost always underpaid and overworked. The clothes we wear are typically made in sweatshops that commonly use slave labor or child labor. Our everyday supplies are made in factories by workers that are typically underpaid in deplorable work environments. Most products not only exploit the people or animals involved, but they also exploit the Earth. There are humane alternatives, but it is nearly impossible to avoid every single unethical product. Most people do not have the means to even try. We require these items to survive and acquire our earnings. We cannot avoid certain basic products required for life and work if we have no other options. If we acquire our earnings through the exploitation of others, then we are not entitled to our earnings. Most of us acquire our earnings through the exploitation of others. Therefore most of us are not entitled to our earnings, so Arthur’s second premise is false and his argument is unsound. Arts & Humanities Philosophy PHI 2200C Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)