Being good in a world of need /

How should the well-off respond to the world's needy? Renowned ethicist Larry S. Temkin challenges common beliefs about philanthropy and effective altruism, exploring the complex ways that global aid may do more harm than good, and considers the alternatives available when neglecting the needy...

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1. Verfasser:
Temkin, Larry S.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2022
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
How should the well-off respond to the world's needy? Renowned ethicist Larry S. Temkin challenges common beliefs about philanthropy and effective altruism, exploring the complex ways that global aid may do more harm than good, and considers the alternatives available when neglecting the needy is morally impermissible.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxx, 387 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-266698-3
0-19-194512-9
0-19-266699-1
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