Good Intentions: Moral Obstacles and Opportunities

It seems self-evident that giving is a good thing. But there are profound arguments against a social stress on giving, many of them couched in the language of justice. In this book, scholars from a variety of fields associated with philanthropy discuss the moral issues surrounding efforts to do good. The chapters are arranged in five parts: "Important Exemplars," "Deciding Whom to Help," "Issues for Religious Communities," "The Importance and Insufficiency...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253345316
• ISBN13: 9780253345318
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher