Published Online: Jun 26, 2017
Page range: 97 - 103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0008
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© 2017 Bob Brecher, published by De Gruyter Open
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Charity is often viewed as a paradigm of morality. I suggest, however, that charitable action is morally problematic – even morally wrong. Following a brief characterisation of charity, it will be suggested that it wrongly puts recipients in a position of dependency and dispensers in a self-congratulatory position of political quietism.