The ethics of giving : philosophers' perspectives on philanthropy / edited by Paul Woodruff.
The ethics of giving : philosophers' perspectives on philanthropy / edited by Paul Woodruff.
The ethics of giving : philosophers' perspectives on philanthropy / edited by Paul Woodruff.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
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G 2019/1088
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English
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Physical content
x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / Paul Woodruff -- Duties and choices in philanthropic giving: Kantian perspectives / Thomas E. Hill Jr. -- Virtue ethics, thick concepts, and paradoxes of beneficence / Christine Swanton -- Doing good and doing the best / Jeff McMahan -- Severe poverty as an unjust emergency / Elizabet...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"In giving to charity, should we strive to do the greatest good or promote a lesser good that we care more about? On such issues, ethical theory can have momentous practical effects. This volume is a unique collection of new papers on philanthropy from a range of philosophical perspectives. The authors are among the best-regarded philosophers writi...
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The ethics of giving : philosophers' perspectives on philanthropy / edited by Paul Woodruff.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2019/1088
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74VKVyaOOQ7A
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ISBN
9780190648879 (hardback)
0190648872 (hardback)
DDC
174.43617
MMS ID
991024232787602626
