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    - Jane Addams and Andrew Carnegie shared some similarities and differences in their views on philanthropy. - They both agreed that simply handing out money to the poor does more harm than good and is not an effective form of charity. - Addams disagreed with Carnegie's view that wealthy people should share their knowledge and determine solutions for the lower classes. She believed the lower classes were best able to solve their own problems. - Carnegie felt that social class differences were beneficial as they provided motivation for social mobility, while Addams promoted social equality and understanding between classes.

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    - Jane Addams and Andrew Carnegie shared some similarities and differences in their views on philanthropy. - They both agreed that simply handing out money to the poor does more harm than good and is not an effective form of charity. - Addams disagreed with Carnegie's view that wealthy people should share their knowledge and determine solutions for the lower classes. She believed the lower classes were best able to solve their own problems. - Carnegie felt that social class differences were beneficial as they provided motivation for social mobility, while Addams promoted social equality and understanding between classes.

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    - Jane Addams and Andrew Carnegie shared some similarities and differences in their views on philanthropy. - They both agreed that simply handing out money to the poor does more harm than good and is not an effective form of charity. - Addams disagreed with Carnegie's view that wealthy people should share their knowledge and determine solutions for the lower classes. She believed the lower classes were best able to solve their own problems. - Carnegie felt that social class differences were beneficial as they provided motivation for social mobility, while Addams promoted social equality and understanding between classes.

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    - Jane Addams and Andrew Carnegie shared some similarities and differences in their views on philanthropy. - They both agreed that simply handing out money to the poor does more harm than good and is not an effective form of charity. - Addams disagreed with Carnegie's view that wealthy people should share their knowledge and determine solutions for the lower classes. She believed the lower classes were best able to solve their own problems. - Carnegie felt that social class differences were beneficial as they provided motivation for social mobility, while Addams promoted social equality and understanding between classes.

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    What are the most important differences that stand out between Addams's and Carnegie's views on

    philanthropy. How are their views similar?

    In general, both Jane Addams and Andrew Carnegie shared differing views on the societal responsibilities
    associated with wealth. However, both Addams and Carnegie agreed on one way not to administer wealth
    for the good of society. According to the lecture and the readings, both concluded that providing handouts
    to the poor are only good for creating problems. I found the example in the reading about “the quarter-
    dollar given that night will probably work more injury than all the money which its thoughtless donor will
    ever be able to give in true charity will do good. He only gratified his own feelings, saved him- self from
    annoyance,-- and this was probably one of the most selfish and very worst actions of his life, for in all
    respects he is most worthy.” to provide a great depiction of this conclusion by reinforcing the idea that a
    temporary fix to one’s problems is neither beneficial to the donor or receiver.

    On the other hand, Addams disagrees with Carnegie’s views that people who have been successful in
    their lives should not only share their monetary wealth, but also their knowledge of obtaining such status.
    Instead, Addams believed that the elites of society are no more capable of determining and solving the
    problems experienced by lower-class citizens than the citizens themselves. She stressed that the best
    way to help people is to know people and to recognize that we are all cast from the same mold with the
    same emotions and feelings but only differ in opportunities that have been provided. Such connections
    and engagement with others provide the true benefit of the “responsibilities of being human.”

    Carnegie disagreed with Adddams views of social equality. He felt that instead, the gap between social
    classes was beneficial in that it provided encouragement for the lower class to seek better for themselves.
    Through the creation of opportunities for those who desire to help themselves, Carnegie stands firm in his
    belief that one must be willing to work for what they want but also be humble enough to help others obtain
    such goals
    Hi Katy,
    I really enjoyed reading your post and appreciate how you were able to connect your discussion of
    Addams and Carneige’s beliefs to current issues. I found that this really helped me to put things into
    perspective and understand why you found these differences so important. However, I have to disagree
    with your thoughts on Jane Addams. As you mentioned, Addams was born into wealth and grew up
    sheltered from the poverty and struggles of others that were going on all around her. Considering her first
    reason for founding Hull House was “to enrich her own life and give it meaning” in addition to, as you
    mentioned, being intrigued by poverty, I find it difficult to agree with your belief that her philanthropy came
    solely from sympathy (Knight, 119). Instead, I find that her egotistical motive driven by her desire to
    express a sense of “human fellowship” that led to her philanthropic actions were ill-intended with the focus
    being on helping herself more so than to help the poor (Knight, 121).

    References:

    Knight, Louise W. “Jane Addams’ View on Responsibilities of Wealth”.

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