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I have recently finished Nick Hornby’s How To Be Good and reviewed it on epinions.
It reminded me of my own struggle to define what it means to me to act ethically, which began in my third year of university with a Philosophy course – the Introduction to Moral Reasoning.
I discovered then that I was a utilitarian, and that this makes certain demands on one’s behaviour. I was particularly struck by the notion that gross inequities around the world are un-justifiable and wrote an essay (now lost) that made what was to me a convincing argument that I should sell my goods and distribute the balance to the poor (or work only in order to maximise my income available to give away). Peter Tatchell, the gay rights activist, wrote recently about his struggle to do this – living in London on £7,000 a year (only a preview of his article is available for free).
Needless to say I don’t have the courage to do this myself. Like most liberals I content myself with donating at least 1% of my income to charity – there is a campaign to encourage more people to do this – and doing a little voluntary activism on behalf of my local park. But is this really enough? What is enough?
It is this question that Nick Hornby’s book raises, but does not answer.
By an odd coincidence, a similar struggle with conscience is published in the well-known community website, Fray, this week – a story of a man who tries to help a disabled man but ends up regretting his initial generous impulse when he feels more is being demanded of him than he can bring himself to give.motorola 1.99 vt3 ringtonein rd haubstadt 47639 warrington 1141ringtone 21028ge3-a melody2c 22east pa norrington 22free ringtone download nokia 2312313302312333232i download free nokia ringtoneaudiovox cdm 105 ringtonebarrington 1239 street halifax Map
