The Gospel of Wealth

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essay non-fiction work philosophical text

The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay ⓘ
non-fiction work ⓘ
philosophical text ⓘ
advocates philanthropy by the wealthy ⓘ
using surplus wealth to benefit society ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wealth ⓘ
argues inequality can be beneficial if wealth is properly distributed ⓘ
associatedWith Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic programs ⓘ
Gilded Age ⓘ
author Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
centralClaim the rich have a moral obligation to use their wealth for the public good ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ethicalPosition wealth is a trust to be administered for society ⓘ
genre economic essay ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
historicalContext industrialization in the late 19th century United States ⓘ
impact provided ideological justification for large-scale philanthropy ⓘ
shaped public expectations of wealthy industrialists ⓘ
influenced 20th-century philanthropic foundations ⓘ
modern philanthropy ⓘ
influencedBy Social Darwinism ⓘ
laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
keyConcept duty of the millionaire ⓘ
stewardship of wealth ⓘ
surplus wealth ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject capitalism ⓘ
inequality ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
social responsibility ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
opposes indiscriminate charity ⓘ
leaving large inheritances to heirs ⓘ
originallyPublishedIn North American Review ⓘ
philosophicalStance elitist stewardship of resources ⓘ
pro-capitalist ⓘ
proposes administering wealth during one’s lifetime ⓘ
publicationYear 1889 ⓘ
recommends funding educational institutions ⓘ
funding libraries ⓘ
funding public institutions that help people help themselves ⓘ
relatedConcept Carnegie libraries ⓘ
scientific philanthropy ⓘ
relatedWork Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic endowments ⓘ
states inequality is an inevitable result of capitalism ⓘ
timePeriod Gilded Age ⓘ
surface form: Gilded Age United States

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Andrew Carnegie → authored → The Gospel of Wealth ⓘ
Andrew Carnegie → notableIdea → The Gospel of Wealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Gospel of Wealth (doctrine of philanthropy)
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie → mainSubject → The Gospel of Wealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gospel of Wealth
Louise Whitfield → influencedBy → The Gospel of Wealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth