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According to an old saying, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." In 22 brief and insightful essays, Richard B. Gunderman shows us that the key to more rewarding giving can be found by looking beyond mere donations of money. Exploring the ethical core of sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gunderman, Richard B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Series:Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Subjects:
Generosity.
Sharing.
Altruism.
Générosité.
Partage.
Altruisme.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Interpersonal Relations.
Altruism
Generosity
Sharing
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Imagining philanthropy
  • The golden rule
  • Four gifts
  • The potential to share
  • The good samaritan
  • Egoism, altruism, and service
  • Doing well by doing good
  • Idealists and realists
  • What are we part of?
  • The seven deadly sins
  • Materialist philanthropy
  • Whoever has will receive more
  • Hoarding and sharing
  • Lessons from the least
  • Lower and higher
  • Who is expendable?
  • How much and how well?
  • Are we hospitable?
  • Rules and aspirations
  • Suffering
  • Treasure in earthen vessels
  • Ethics and metaphysics.

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