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This 6 page paper addresses the problem of world hunger. Much of the paper examines and explains Kant's theories such as good will and the categorical imperative. The latter is used as a mandate to end world hunger.
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food, as an individual entering a fine restaurant? Such things happen every day in places like New York City. And even for those who do not pass by the many
homeless who are sometimes hungry, there are the hungry children that Sally Struthers and other spokesmen talk about. There are children with their bellies so bloated from hunger they appear
abnormal. People die in other parts of the world but in developed countries like the U.S., there is a problem of obesity and eating disorders instead. The fact that there
is an overabundance in food in one part of the world, and too little in another, is difficult to explain. After all, someone who is "poor" in America will still
get their food stamps, which are now provided in convenient and easy to use credit card type form. How can it be that enough food exists but economics and logistics
prevent people from being fed? It is difficult to reconcile the fact that people go to church week after week, but then can go to their million dollar businesses, or
collect their six figure salaries when others are literally starving to death elsewhere. While one can plead to the senses, and make an emotional argument such as that, it is
not sufficient to prompt a true, logical conclusion regarding the problem of world hunger. Sure, a businessman can send millions of dollars to a third world country, but there is
no assurance that all the people will be fed. However, a look at Kantian ethics may help justify action on the part of the hungry in the world. Kantian ethics
is well known as a body of literature. In the Metaphysics of Morals for example Kant applies his moral philosophy, seeking practical solutions to problems of daily living. The book
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