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    The Armchair Philosopher

    Do you owe a stranger asking for money anything at all?

    Where the traditions land

    Yes Singer, Mohism, Christian charity
    No Ayn Rand, some Stoics, Nozick

    And the readers here

    Yes
    No

    Singer says distance and familiarity make no moral difference, which makes the answer yes and the amount uncomfortable. Aristotle asks what a generous person would do, which is a different question. The Stoics would say the giving is for you, not for him.

    Read more: Utilitarianism

    A new question tomorrow.