Good philanthropy isn't like investing in the stock market.Even if you're a pro at analyzing profit margins, the world of giving is where emotional passions collide with the effort to make the biggest impact possible with both your money and your time.A wise first step before beginning your altruistic journey is to ask: Why do you want to give in the first place?A way toward figuring that out is The Ethics of Giving (Oxford University Press, $35), a compilation of philosophic essays edited by Paul Woodruff. It's heavy an theory but broken up into manageable sections designed to expose you to perspectives such as intuitionism, Kantian ethics, and utilitarianism, which you probably haven't thought about since college, or the last time you watched The Good Place.
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