03106nam 22005053 450 991111755050332120250417080429.09781788361095178836109197817883611011788361105(CKB)5720000000179266(BIP)086082165(VLeBooks)9781788361101(MiAaPQ)EBC32008993(Au-PeEL)EBL32008993(EXLCZ)99572000000017926620250417d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Hope of the Poor Philosophy, Religion and Economic Development1st ed.Luton, Bedfordshire :Imprint Academic,2023.©2023.1 online resource (230 p.) ill9781788361019 1788361016 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.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.Economic developmentPoorEconomic development.Poor.362.501Graham Gordon246232MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911117550503321The Hope of the Poor4790312UNINA