1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty
The problem of poverty is global in scope and has devastating consequences for many essential aspects of life: health, education, political participation, autonomy, and psychological well-being. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty presents the current state of philosophical research on poverty in its breadth and depth. It features 39 chapters divided into five thematic sections:
- Concepts, theories, and philosophical aspects of poverty research
- Poverty in the history of Western philosophy and philosophical traditions
- Poverty in non-Western philosophical thought
- Key ethical concepts and poverty
- Social and political issues
The handbook not only addresses questions concerning individual, collective, and institutional responsibility towards people in extreme poverty and the moral wrong of poverty, but it also tackles emerging applied issues that are connected to poverty such as gender, race, education, migration, and climate change. Additionally, it features perspectives on poverty from the history of Western philosophy, as well as non-Western views that explore issues unique to the Global South. Finally, the chapters in the first part provide an overview of the most important aspects of social science poverty research, which serves as an excellent resource for philosophers and philosophy students unfamiliar with how poverty is empirically researched in practice.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty is an essential resource for students and researchers in philosophy, political science, sociology, development studies, and public policy who are working on poverty.
Philosophy and Poverty: Introduction Gottfried Schweiger and Clemens Sedmak
Section 1: Concepts, theories and philosophical aspects of poverty research
1. Monetary poverty Clemens Sedmak
2. Capabilities and Poverty Yuko Kamishima
3. Social Exclusion and Poverty Gideon Calder
4. Philosophy, poverty, and inequality: normative and applied reflections Katarina Pitasse Fragoso and Marie-Pier Lemay
5. Epistemology, philosophy of science, and poverty research Clemens Sedmak
6. Ethics in poverty research Ann Mitchell
Section 2: Poverty in the history of philosophy and philosophical traditions
7. Poverty in Graeco-Roman Philosophy Lucia Cecchet
8. Poverty in Medieval Philosophy Hans Kraml
9. Poverty in modern European philosophy from the Renaissance to the 20th century Alessandro Pinzani
10. Utilitarianism and Poverty Brian Berkey
11. Liberalism and poverty Borja Barragué
12. Critical Theory and Poverty David Ingram
13. Marx and Poverty Arash Abazari
14. Feminist Philosophy and Poverty Christine M. Koggel
Section 3: Poverty in non-Western philosophical thought
15. Decolonial Approaches to Poverty Robin Dunford
16. Poverty and African Social and Political Thought Uchenna Okeja
17. Poverty in Chinese Philosophy Jifen Li
18. Poverty in Indian Philosophy through the lens of the Religious and the Secular: An Exposition Shashi Motilal
19. Poverty in Islamic Philosophy Muqtedar Khan and Mohammed Ayub Khan
20. Poverty and Latin American Philosophy Eduardo Mendieta
Section 4: Key ethical concepts and poverty
21. Duties and Poverty Stephanie Collins
22. Poverty and human dignity: What is the relationship? H.P.P. (Hennie) Lötter
23. Entitled to A Good Life Without Qualification: How Poverty Wrongs Those Experiencing It Cindy Holder
24. Recognition and Poverty Monica Mookherjee
25. Autonomy and Poverty Akira Inoue
26. Empowerment and Poverty Jay Drydyk, Diana Velasco, and Kerry O’Neill
27. Poverty and Human Rights Anandita Mukherji and Abigail Gosselin
Section 5: Social and political issues
28. Global justice and poverty Vincent Fang
29. Poverty and Social Justice Valentin Beck
30. Welfare State and Poverty Cristian Pérez Muñoz
31. Why Racialized Poverty Matters — and the Way Forward Michael Cholbi
32. Poverty, health and justice Sridhar Venkatapuram
33. Development Policy and Poverty Lori Keleher
34. Climate Change and Poverty Darrel Moellendorf
35. Migration and Poverty Alejandra Mancilla
36. Education and Poverty Julian Culp
37. Gender and Poverty Susan P. Murphy
38. The Economy and Poverty Irene Bucelli
39. Child Poverty Gottfried Schweiger
Biography
Gottfried Schweiger has been working as Senior Scientist at the Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research at the University of Salzburg since 2011. Schweiger has published extensively on (global) justice, poverty, childhood, the capability approach, and migration.
Clemens Sedmak is Co-director of the Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research at the University of Salzburg and Professor of Social Ethics at the University of Notre Dame. He is a philosopher and theologian who works at the intersection of philosophical and theological social ethics.
