ng for any important need.” (page 156) All sensible minded individuals would agree that new fashionable clothes are hardly a necessity, however, what about the items that lie on the border of need and want. For example, an overweight woman must work out everyday on a treadmill and do aerobics three times a week. The only way she can bring herself to exercise is by going to the local gym with a support group who is able to push her through her regimen. She has neither the willpower nor self-esteem to proceed on her own. Although this example is random and may seem trivial, it brings up a point. The value of something, whether it be a need or want, is entirely dependent on the individual. There is no universal code able to distinguish it for every single person. So, who determines where the line is drawn? Singer himself states, “people do not ordinarily judge in the way I have suggested they should.” (page 156) This is Singer’s view, not everyone’s, and it is drastic moral scheming. Singer says, “…the way people do in fact judge has nothing to do with the validity of my conclusion.” (page 157) As proven, the way people judge has everything to do with the validity of his statement. His entire plan rests on the fact that we should prevent as much suffering as possible without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance. Once again, each individual weighs morals differently, and what may be important to one person, might not be to another. This theory is all circumstantial. The question Sidgwick and Urmson bring forth is this, “where should we draw the line between conduct that is required and conduct that is good although not required, so as to get the best possible result?” (page 157) My point is this exactly, no person can draw that line, and there can never be a universal code applied to everyone and enforced. This theory is not plausible. As stated, if everyon...
