Virtuous Giving: Philanthropy, Voluntary Service, and Caring

"A good study book for philanthropists and those who study them. Religion gets a fair shake." —Christian Century

"Mike Martin has written a clear and wide-ranging book on ethical issues related to philanthropy that is rich in concrete examples." —Ethics

Writing for the general reader, Mike Martin explores the philosophic basis of philanthropy—"virtuous giving." This book will be welcome reading for anyone who has pondered what caring and giving mean for a good society.

MIKE W. MARTIN is Professor of Philosophy at Chapman University and author of Everyday Morality, Self-Deception and Morality, and many articles in applied ethics; he is also co-author of Ethics in Engineering and editor of Self-Deception and Self-Understanding.