Abstract
Charity is often viewed as a paradigm of morality. I suggest, however, that charitable action is mortally problematic - even morally wrong. Following a brief characterisation of charity, I suggest that it wrongly puts recipients in a position of dependency and dispensers in a self-congratulatory position of political quietism.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 97-103 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Jun 2017 |
Bibliographical note
© 2017 Bob Brecher, published by De Gruyter Open. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License. BY-NC-ND 3.0Keywords
- charity
- dependency
- gifts
- needs
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