Virtuous Giving: Philanthropy, Voluntary Service, and Caring

· Indiana University Press
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224
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About this ebook

"A good study book for philanthropists and those who study them. Religion gets a fair shake." -- Christian Century

"Mike Martin has written a clear and wide-ranging book on ethical issues related to philanthropy that is rich in concrete examples." -- Ethics

Writing for the general reader, Mike Martin explores the philosophic basis of philanthropy -- "virtuous giving." This book will be welcome reading for anyone who has pondered what caring and giving mean for a good society.

About the author

MIKE W. MARTIN is Professor of Philosophy at Chapman University and author of Everyday Morality, Self-Deception and Morality, and many articles in applied ethics; he is also co-author of Ethics in Engineering and editor of Self-Deception and Self-Understanding.

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