Is there a limit to the legitimate demands of morality? In particular, is there a limit to people's responsibility to promote the well-being of others, either directly or via social institutions? Utilitarianism admits no such limit, and is for that reason often said to be an una…
This dissertation considers the role of philanthropy in the construction of American identity in the years and decades following independence from Britain. A multifaceted project that necessarily went beyond the drafting of new governing documents, the achievements of republican…