| Poverty, Ethics and Justice Contributor(s): Lötter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708324002 ISBN-13: 9780708324004 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 362.5 |
| Series: Political Philosophy Now |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.7" (1.20 lbs) 310 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poverty violates fundamental human values through its impact on individuals and on human environments, and it goes against the core values of democratic societies. Drawing on numerous scientific studies as well as his own experience witnessing the systematic poverty in his home country of South Africa, H. P. P. Hennie] L tter presents a holistic profile of poverty and its effects on human lives all the while accounting for the complexity of each individual case. He argues that shared ethical values must guide the planning and distribution of aid and that our society must reevaluate our notions of justice and reimagine the role of the state in order to enable collective human responsibility for poverty's successful eradication. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lotter, H. P. P.: - H. P. P. [Hennie] Lötter is professor of philosophy at the University of Johannesburg. |
