Being Good in a World of Need by Larry S Temkin
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.
Adopting a pluralistic approach to global aid is of great importance, and so is being sensitive to the role institutions play in promoting development goalsBeing Good should be commended for calling attention to these themes. * Marcos Picchio, Economics and Philosophy *
The book is unique in regard to its empirically rich foundation. Temkin's work is rooted in vast philanthropic research, and a large portion of the book concerns the implications of moral theory in light of the hard data. This volume will not only reawaken the desire to do good but also make readers fundamentally wrestle with the empirical reality of doing good. Temkin forces readers to acknowledge that ethics is an abstract discipline but an incarnate, empirical reality. * Choice *
In this book, Temkin engages sympathetically but critically with both the philosophical views and the practical recommendations of effective altruists like Peter Singer. Specifically, he raises a number of challenges to the view that one of the most important things that the well-off among us can and ought to do in order to live a morally good life in a world of need...Temkin emphasizes repeatedly that he has long been, and remains, a strong proponent of aiding the badly off (44, 295, 318), and that at least most of what he argues in the book is compatible with the broad spirit of Effective Altruism. * Brian Berkey, University of Pennsylvania, Ethics *
The timing of Being Good could not be better. . . . both philosophers and economists stand to learn valuable lessons from Temkin's pluralistic approach . . . Adopting a pluralistic approach to global aid is of great importance, and so is being sensitive to the role institutions play in promoting development goals. Being Good should be commended for calling attention to these themes. * Marcos Picchio, Economics and Philosophy *
The book is unique in regard to its empirically rich foundation. Temkin's work is rooted in vast philanthropic research, and a large portion of the book concerns the implications of moral theory in light of the hard data. This volume will not only reawaken the desire to do good but also make readers fundamentally wrestle with the empirical reality of doing good. Temkin forces readers to acknowledge that ethics is an abstract discipline but an incarnate, empirical reality. * Choice *
In this book, Temkin engages sympathetically but critically with both the philosophical views and the practical recommendations of effective altruists like Peter Singer. Specifically, he raises a number of challenges to the view that one of the most important things that the well-off among us can and ought to do in order to live a morally good life in a world of need...Temkin emphasizes repeatedly that he has long been, and remains, a strong proponent of aiding the badly off (44, 295, 318), and that at least most of what he argues in the book is compatible with the broad spirit of Effective Altruism. * Brian Berkey, University of Pennsylvania, Ethics *
The timing of Being Good could not be better. . . . both philosophers and economists stand to learn valuable lessons from Temkin's pluralistic approach . . . Adopting a pluralistic approach to global aid is of great importance, and so is being sensitive to the role institutions play in promoting development goals. Being Good should be commended for calling attention to these themes. * Marcos Picchio, Economics and Philosophy *
Larry S. Temkin is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers. He graduated number one from the University of Wisconsin/Madison before pursuing graduate work at Oxford and earning his PhD from Princeton. He is the author of Inequality, hailed as "one of the [20th century's] most important contributions to analytical political philosophy" and of Rethinking the Good, described as a "tour de force" and "a genuinely awe-inspiring achievement." Temkin's approach to equality has been adopted by the World Health Organization. An award-winning teacher, he has received fellowships from Harvard, All Souls College and Corpus Christi College at Oxford, the National Institutes of Health, the Australian National University, the National Humanities Center, the Danforth Foundation, and Princeton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198912132 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198912137 |
| Title | Being Good in a World of Need |
| Author | Larry S Temkin |
| Series | Uehiro Series In Practical Ethics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2024-02-29 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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