1st Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty

Edited By Gottfried Schweiger, Clemens Sedmak Copyright 2024
534 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

534 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

534 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Winner of the 2024  Academics Stand Against Poverty Book of the Year Anthology Award 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... Read more

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.