The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty by Schweiger, Gottfried; Sedmak, Clemens;

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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.

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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 in its breadth and depth. It features 39 chapters divided into five thematic sections:

1. Concepts, theories, and philosophical aspects of poverty research


2. Poverty in the history of Western philosophy and philosophical traditions


3. Poverty in non-Western philosophical thought


4. Key ethical concepts and poverty


5. 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.

Table of Contents:

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