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Aporophobia
Why We Reject the Poor Instead of Helping Them
Buch von Adela Cortina
Sprache: Englisch

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"In a world built on the political, economic and social contract, the poor seem to break the rules of give and take. As a result, there is a growing tendency to exclude them. The problem is not one of xenophobia, since the enthusiastic reception of foreign tourists contrasts with the rejection of refugees and immigrants. We're talking about aporophobia, rejection of the poor. The poor person is a nuisance, even within one's own family. Aporophobia is a daily attack on the dignity and well-being of people and democracy. It also has a universal reach: all human beings are aporophobes, and this has its cerebral and social roots that can and should be modified if we are to take seriously the key ethical issues of a democratic society that aims to be fair. In this book Adela Cortina exposes one of the most deep-rooted and overlooked moral conflicts of our time, not only to give it a name but also to force us to recognise it and to provide us with the tools to face a reality very much our own"--
"In a world built on the political, economic and social contract, the poor seem to break the rules of give and take. As a result, there is a growing tendency to exclude them. The problem is not one of xenophobia, since the enthusiastic reception of foreign tourists contrasts with the rejection of refugees and immigrants. We're talking about aporophobia, rejection of the poor. The poor person is a nuisance, even within one's own family. Aporophobia is a daily attack on the dignity and well-being of people and democracy. It also has a universal reach: all human beings are aporophobes, and this has its cerebral and social roots that can and should be modified if we are to take seriously the key ethical issues of a democratic society that aims to be fair. In this book Adela Cortina exposes one of the most deep-rooted and overlooked moral conflicts of our time, not only to give it a name but also to force us to recognise it and to provide us with the tools to face a reality very much our own"--
Über den Autor
Adela Cortina is professor emerita of ethics and political philosophy at the University of Valencia in Spain, and the author of many books, including Cosmopolitan Ethics and For an Ethics of Consumption.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780691205526
ISBN-10: 0691205523
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Cortina, Adela
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 218 x 145 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Adela Cortina
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,41 kg
Artikel-ID: 121377570
Über den Autor
Adela Cortina is professor emerita of ethics and political philosophy at the University of Valencia in Spain, and the author of many books, including Cosmopolitan Ethics and For an Ethics of Consumption.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780691205526
ISBN-10: 0691205523
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Cortina, Adela
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 218 x 145 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Adela Cortina
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,41 kg
Artikel-ID: 121377570
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