10. On the Limits of Charity
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1. | Title | Title of document | 10. On the Limits of Charity - Everyday Humanism |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Anthony B. Pinn; Rice University; |
3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Philosophy; Religion |
4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | humanism; humanist ethics; contemporary ethical issues; theism |
5. | Subject | Subject classification | Humanist & secular alternatives to religion (HRQA) |
6. | Description | Abstract | This chapter explores the nature and meaning of charity, of the giving of assistance, from a humanist perspective. Drawing from recently natural disasters, it provides attention to how the centrality of human frailty within humanism offers a way of grounding the need to render assistance in ways that do not fall victim the limits of theistic compassion. |
7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 25-Nov-2014 |
10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
11. | Type | Type | |
12. | Format | File format | |
13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/20497 |
14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.20497 |
15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Everyday Humanism |
16. | Language | English=en | en |
18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
United States; Western World, contemporary |
19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |