Us Before Me Ethics and Social Capital for Global Well-Being
Patricia Illingworth's short, powerful and passionate book argues that "social capital" should be an essential ethical concept guiding our actions, and explains how one might go about implementing this idea in a positive way.
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Also by Patricia Illingworth AIDS AND THE GOOD SOCIETY ETHICAL HEALTHCARE (co-edited with Wendy Parmet) GIVING WELL: The Ethics of Philanthropy (co-edited with Thomas Pogge and Leif Wenar) THE POWER OF PILLS (co-edited with Jillian Claire Cohen and Udo Schuklenk) TRUSTING MEDICINE
Us Before Me Ethics and Social Capital for Global Well-Being Patricia Illingworth Northeastern University, USA
© Patricia Illingworth 2012 Foreword © Thomas Pogge 2012 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-0-230-31443-6 ISBN 978-0-230-35509-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230355095
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Contents
Foreword
ix
Acknowledgments
xviii
Introduction Plan of this book
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1 Making a Difference Bandwagons and cascades Philosophers as ethics entrepreneurs Nudging toward social capital
12 21 25 29
2 The Heart of the Matter Social capital Trust Value Creating social capital Singing in the rain Global social capital
32 34 39 42 46 50 53
3 The Ethics of Us Making it moral Solidarity rights Realizing the principle of social capital
66 69 75 76
4 The Moral Sweet Spot Liberty and custom Happiness Emotional contagion: A friend indeed
84 88 92 95
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Culture Better with us
103 111
5 With a Little Help from the Law Law as social meaning Helping strangers Destroying social capital A window of opportunity
119 121 126 139 146
6 Giving Back Sweet charity Deducting our gifts Charity without borders
151 152 157 162
7 Global People Global bel
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