Philanthropy is everywhere. In 2013, in the United States alone, some $330 billion was
recorded in giving, from large donations by the wealthy all the way down to informal giving …

Consider the following examples: If I collect money in a jar labeled “for food bank,” has
philanthropy occurred? If I give money to my friend and say,“Hold my savings for me—I want …

Defenders of modern philanthropic freedom often defend donor intent and celebrate
voluntary action. Nevertheless, donor intent and voluntarism have often undermined the …

It is not as if profound complications in our understanding of human action have not been
long recognized; we surely understand that human motivations are so complicated that our …

The value of “personal responsibility” increasingly stands at the center of contemporary
discussions about distributive justice and the welfare state. While deep disagreements about …

There is a standard story about philanthropy and its relation to liberty and equality. Indeed, it
is likely told in some version or another in this volume. The story is this. Philanthropy is …

Aristotle, a founding father of political science, wrote,“To give away money is an easy matter
and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large, and when, and for …

Here is a contemporary social paradox: Modern liberal democracy rests upon a platform of a
pluralistic civil society. Philanthropy, by providing vital resources, is an essential feature of …

The idea of moral pluralism generates a dilemma for the practice of philanthropy.
Characteristically, the practice of philanthropy assumes unity, coherence, or convergence …