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These are precisely the moral issues that the philosopher Peter Unger addresses in his recent book, Living High and Letting Die. Unger comes down firmly on the side of contributing. As he writes, "Is it really seriously wrong not to do anything to lessen distant suffering; or is it quite all right to do nothing?....I argue that the first of these thoughts is correct and that, far from being just barely false, the second conflicts strongly with the truth about morality...
Yesterday's panel was inspired by West's latest book, "The Future of American Progressivism," written in collaboration with Professor of Law Roberto M. Unger...
...term that has been widely used by black intellectuals and writers, such as Harvard professor Cornel (R.) West ('74), The New York Times' Brent Staples, and Gates himself in his interviews with us," Unger's statement said...
Wallace-Benjamin also refuted Unger's attemptsto legitimize the headline through citing thephrase's use in the black community...
...language is critical...Every ethniccommunity has internal jokes and colloquialisms,[but] it is not okay for people outside of thatculture to use them," Wallace-Benjamin said."While Mr. Unger clearly feels it is unfair to becriticized for this matter, he just does not `getit.' What we see here is an egregious example ofarrogance and unwarranted entitlement...