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Being good in a world of need
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Title
Being good in a world of need / Larry S. Temkin.
ISBN
9780191945120 (ebook) :
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxx, 387 pages).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2022).
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Summary
How should the well-off respond to the world's needy? Renowned ethicist Larry S. Temkin challenges common beliefs about philanthropy and effective altruism, exploring the complex ways that global aid may do more harm than good, and considers the alternatives available when neglecting the needy is morally impermissible.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online.
Other formats
Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 27, 2022
Series
Uehiro series in practical ethics
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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