Poverty and morality : religious and secular perspectives / edited by William A. Galston, Peter H. Hoffenberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galston, William A. (William Arthur), 1946- editor.

Hoffenberg, Peter H., 1960- editor.

Series:

Ethikon series in comparative ethics.

The Ethikon series in comparative ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Moral and ethical aspects.

Poverty.

Poverty--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Poverty & Morality

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This multi-authored book explores the ways that many influential ethical traditions - secular and religious, Western and non-Western - wrestle with the moral dimensions of poverty and the needs of the poor. These traditions include Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, among the religious perspectives; classical liberalism, feminism, liberal-egalitarianism, and Marxism, among the secular; and natural law, which might be claimed by both. The basic questions addressed by each of these traditions are linked to several overarching themes: what poverty is, the particular vulnerabilities of high-risk groups, responsibility for the occurrence of poverty, preferred remedies, how responsibility for its alleviation is distributed, and priorities in the delivery of assistance. This volume features an introduction to the types, scope, and causes of poverty in the modern world and concludes with Michael Walzer's broadly conceived commentary, which provides a direct comparison of the presented views and makes suggestions for further study and policy.

Contents:

Global poverty and uneven development : contemporary trends and issues / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr

Karma of poverty : a Buddhist perspective / David R. Loy

Poverty and morality in Christianity / Kent A. Van Til

Classical liberalism, poverty, and morality / Tom G. Palmer

Confucian perspectives on poverty and morality / Peter Nosco

Poverty and morality : a feminist perspective / Nancy J. Hirschmann

Hinduism and poverty / Arvind Sharma

The problem of poverty in Islamic ethics / Sohail H. Hashmi

Jewish perspectives on poverty / Noam Zohar

Liberal egalitarianism and poverty / Darrel Moellendorf

Marxism and poverty / Andrew Levine

Poverty and natural law / Stephen J. Pope.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-85102-2

1-107-20841-6

1-282-77155-8

9786612771552

0-511-77908-9

0-511-90160-7

0-511-79924-1

0-511-90239-5

0-511-79784-2

0-511-90081-3

OCLC:

662258418