The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It by Lechterman, Theodore M.
The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It by Lechterman, Theodore M.

The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It

The practice of philanthropy, which releases private property for public purposes, represents in many ways the best...
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The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It by Lechterman, Theodore M.

The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It

$111.47
The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It by Lechterman, Theodore M.

The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It

$111.47
Author: Theodore M. Lechterman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The practice of philanthropy, which releases private property for public purposes, represents in many ways the best angels of our nature. But this practice's noteworthy virtues often obscure the fact that philanthropy also represents the exercise of private power.

In The Tyranny of Generosity, Theodore Lechterman shows how this private power can threaten the foundations of a democratic society. The deployment of private wealth for public ends may rival the authority of communities to determine their own affairs. And, in societies characterized by wide
disparities in wealth, philanthropy often combines with background inequalities to make public decisions overwhelmingly sensitive to the preferences of the rich. Allowing private wealth to dictate social outcomes collides with core commitments of a democratic society, a society in which people are
supposed to determine their common affairs together, on equal terms.

But why exactly is democracy valuable? How should these values be weighed against the liberty of donors and the many social benefits that philanthropy promises? Lechterman explores these questions by examining various topics in the practice of philanthropy: the respective roles of philanthropy and
government, public subsidies for private giving, the use of donations for political speech, instruments of perpetual giving, the rise in giving by commercial corporations, and effective altruism as a guide for individual giving. These studies build to a surprising conclusion: realizing the
democratic ideal may be impossible without philanthropy--but making philanthropy safe for democracy also requires fundamental changes to policy and practice.


Author: Theodore M. Lechterman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 10/29/2021
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.89w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780197611418

About the Author

Theodore M. Lechterman is a political philosopher who studies how democratic principles apply to emerging practices. Currently a Research Fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, he has held previous fellowships at Stanford University, Centre for Advanced Studies
Justitia Amplificata (Frankfurt), and the Hertie School (Berlin). He regularly advises organizations and contributes to public debates in North America and Europe.

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