Giving

Western Ideas of Philanthropy

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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What ways do we have for understanding charity and philanthropy? How do we come to think in these ways? In this volume, historians of antiquity, the middle ages, early modern thought, and the Victorian era discuss the evolution of thinking about and practicing voluntary giving, taking up some inescapable questions about charity.

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Utgivningsdatum1996-11-22
Mått156 x 235 x undefined mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePhilanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
Antal sidor248
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253330727

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Robert L. Payton1. Philanthropy as a Virtue in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages-Scott Davis2. Contexts of Charity in the Middle Ages: Religious, Social, and Civic-Susanne Roberts3. Philosophical Ideas of Charity: Some Historical Reflections-J. B. Schneewind4. The Philanthropic Perspective after a Hundred Years-Alan Ryan5. Charity, Justice, and the Idea of a Moral Progress-Allen Buchanan6. Losses and Gains-Mary Douglas7. Motivation, Cognition, and Charitable Giving-Robert Frank8. Philanthropy in the African-American Experience-Adrienne Lash Jones9. "Human Communion" or a Free Lunch: School Dinners in Victorian and Edwardian London-Ellen Ross10. Compromising to Achieve: Choices in International Charity-Alex RondosBibliographyContributorsIndex