Ethics of Giving

Philosophers' Perspectives on Philanthropy
Herausgeber: Woodruff, Paul

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Produktbeschreibung

In giving to charity, should we strive to do the greatest good or promote a lesser good? This is a unique collection of new papers on philanthropy from a range of philosophical perspectives, including intuitionism, virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, utilitarianism, theories of justice, and ideals of personal integrity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 148mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780190648879
• ISBN-10: 0190648872
• Artikelnr.: 51962056

Autorenporträt

Paul Woodruff is Darrell K. Royal Regents Professor of Ethics at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of five previous books including The Ajax Dilemma: Justice, Fairness and Rewards (Oxford UP, 2011).

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Contributors
* Introduction
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* Chapter 1: Duties and Choices in Philanthropic Giving: Kantian
Perspectives Thomas E. Hill Jr.
* Chapter 2: Virtue Ethics, Thick Concepts, and Paradoxes of
Beneficence Christine Swanton
* Chapter 3: Doing Good and Doing the Best Jeff McMahan
* Chapter 4: Severe Poverty as an Unjust Emergency Elizabeth Ashford
* Chapter 5: Integrity, Identity, and Choosing a Charity Brandon Boesch
* Chapter 6: Giving Isn't Demanding William MacAskill, Andreas
Mogensen, and Toby Ord
* Chapter 7: Afterword: Justice and Charitable Giving Paul Woodruff