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, migrat
