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Record Nr.

UNINA9911117550503321

Autore

Graham Gordon

Titolo

The Hope of the Poor : Philosophy, Religion and Economic Development

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Luton, Bedfordshire : , : Imprint Academic, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

9781788361095

1788361091

9781788361101

1788361105

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.) : ill

Disciplina

362.501

Soggetti

Economic development

Poor

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- Preface -- The Hope of the Poor -- 1: Philosophical Preliminaries -- I. Our Common Humanity -- II. Agency -- III. Practical Reason -- IV. Radical Philosophies -- V. Religion -- Next Steps -- 2: Framing a  Philosophy of Ordinary Life -- I. Experiences -- II. Achievements -- III. Relationships -- 3: The Human Condition -- I. Practical Wisdom -- II. Pictures and Myths -- III. Geocentrism and Anthropocentrism -- IV. The Baconian Vision -- V. Neo-Baconianism -- 4: Poverty versus Impoverishment -- The Argument So Far -- I. Identifying 'the Poor' -- II. Assessing the Quality of Life -- III. Living a Good Life -- 5: Giving, Receiving, and Benefitting -- I. Combatting Impoverishment -- II. Priorities -- III. Aid and Dependency -- IV. Poverty, Prosperity, and Frugality -- V. Wealth versus Enrichment -- Summary of the Argument Up to this Point -- 6: Economic  Development and the Form of the Personal -- I. The Crisis of the Personal -- II. The Form of the Personal, the Baconian Vision, and Economic Development -- III. Persons, Objects, and Organisms -- IV. Humanity and 'Development' -- VII. Returning to Practical Reason -- 7: Redeeming  the Time -- I. Life and Time -- II. Vocation and Dwelling --



III. Development and Contingency -- IV. Action, Purpose, and Style -- V. Death and Meaning -- VI. Practical Wisdom and Religion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Books -- Also Available.

Sommario/riassunto

Is economic development the best hope for the worlds poor? This volume adds a philosophical dimension to the debate about this question. The author argues in favour of replacing quantitative assessments of wealth and poverty with a qualitative account of the ways in which human lives can be enriched or impoverished.