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Affluent in the face of poverty : on what rich individuals like us should do / Jos Philips.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Philips, Joseph Pieter Mathijs, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charity.
- Economic assistance, Domestic--Citizen participation.
- Economic assistance, Domestic.
- Poor--Services for.
- Poor.
- Rich people--Social aspects.
- Rich people.
- Social ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this time of mass communication, rich people like us know very well the horrible conditions in which many poor people must live. In Affluent in the Face of Poverty Jos Philips wonders what we should do about poverty.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Ch.2: Towards a Position: Consequentialism and Beyond; Ch.3: Contractualist Criticisms; Ch.4: Diverse Criticisms; Ch.5: Recent Criticisms; Ch.6: Concretization; Ch.7: Conclusion; Bibliography; Dutch Summary; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Proefschrift--Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216).
- ISBN:
- 1-281-19123-X
- 9786611191238
- 90-485-0203-9
- OCLC:
- 476250922
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