Against charity: Some preliminary considerations
Charity is often viewed as a paradigm of morality. I suggest, however, that charitable action is morally problematic – even morally wrong. Following a brief characterisation of charity, it will be suggested that it wrongly puts recipients in a position of dependency and dispensers in a self-congratu...
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doaj-7c4dc39eaf1a4d1eb73231e2b5f113e72021-09-05T20:44:46ZengSciendoEthics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)2453-78292017-06-0171-29710310.1515/ebce-2017-0008ebce-2017-0008Against charity: Some preliminary considerationsBrecher BobCharity is often viewed as a paradigm of morality. I suggest, however, that charitable action is morally problematic – even morally wrong. Following a brief characterisation of charity, it will be suggested that it wrongly puts recipients in a position of dependency and dispensers in a self-congratulatory position of political quietism.https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0008charitydependencygiftsneeds |
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Charity is often viewed as a paradigm of morality. I suggest, however, that charitable action is morally problematic – even morally wrong. Following a brief characterisation of charity, it will be suggested that it wrongly puts recipients in a position of dependency and dispensers in a self-congratulatory position of political quietism. |
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