Description: Being Good in a World of Need, Hardcover by Temkin, Larry S., ISBN 0192849972, ISBN-13 9780192849977, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In a world filled with both enormous wealth and pockets of great devastation, how should the well-off respond to the worlds needy?
This is the urgent central question of Being Good in a World of Need. Larry S. Temkin, one of the worlds foremost ethicists, challenges common assumptions about philanthropy, his own prior beliefs, and the dominant philosophical positions of Peter Singer and Effective Altruism. Filled with keen
analysis and insightful discussions of philosophy, current events, development economics, history, literature, and age-old wisdom, this book is a thorough and sobering exploration of the complicated ways that global aid may incentivize disastrous policies, reward corruption, and foster “brain
drains” that hinder social and economic development.
Using real-world examples and illuminating thought experiments, Temkin discusses ethical imperialism, humanitarian versus developmental aid, how charities ignore or coverup negative impacts, replicability and scaling-up problems, and the views of the renowned economists Angus Deaton and Jeffrey
Sachs, all within the context of deeper philosophical issues of fairness, responsibility, and individual versus collective morality. At times both inspiring and profoundly disturbing, he presents the powerful argument that neglecting the needy is morally impermissible, even as he illustrates that
the path towards helping others is often fraught with complex ethical and practical perils. Steeped in empathy, morality, pathos, and humanity, this is an engaging and eye-opening text for any reader who shares an intense concern for helping others in need.
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Book Title: Being Good in a World of Need
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Being Good in a World of Need
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.4 Oz
Author: Larry S. Temkin
Subject Area: Philosophy
Item Length: 9.4 in
Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics Ser.
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
