Questions

  1. If Andrew Carnegie believes that “in alms-giving more injury is probably done by rewarding vice than by relieving virtue” (para. 2), then what is his recommendation for “the best means of benefiting the community” (para. 3)? Do you agree or disagree with his analysis?

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    Chapter 6 - 1. from The Gospel of Wealth - Questions: If Andrew Carnegie believes that “in alms-giving more injury is probably done by rewarding vice than by relieving virtue” (para. 2), then what is his recommendation for “the best means of benefiting the community” (para. 3)? Do you agree or disagree with his analysis?
  2. Carnegie claims that the best way to improve the situation of the poor “is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.” The “ladders” he mentions are “parks, and means of recreation, by which men are helped in body and mind” (para. 3). Do you think that this is an effective plan? Explain. What assumption(s) about the relationship between rich and poor does this viewpoint suggest?

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    Chapter 6 - 1. from The Gospel of Wealth - Questions: Carnegie claims that the best way to improve the situation of the poor “is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.” The “ladders” he mentions are “parks, and means of recreation, by which men are helped in body and mind” (para. 3). Do you think that this is an effective plan? Explain. What assumption(s) about the relationship between rich and poor does this viewpoint suggest?
  3. When Carnegie claims that “the millionaire will be but a trustee for the poor” (para. 4), what assumption about the relationship between the rich and the poor is he making?

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    Chapter 6 - 1. from The Gospel of Wealth - Questions: When Carnegie claims that “the millionaire will be but a trustee for the poor” (para. 4), what assumption about the relationship between the rich and the poor is he making?
  4. What overall responsibility does wealth confer, according to Carnegie’s assertion that “the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was his to administer during life, will pass away ‘unwept, unhonored, and unsung,’ no matter to what uses he leaves the dross which he cannot take with him” (para. 4)?

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    Chapter 6 - 1. from The Gospel of Wealth - Questions: What overall responsibility does wealth confer, according to Carnegie’s assertion that “the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was his to administer during life, will pass away ‘unwept, unhonored, and unsung,’ no matter to what uses he leaves the dross which he cannot take with him” (para. 4)?
  5. What attitude toward money and wealth is suggested by Carnegie’s title, “The Gospel of Wealth”? To what extent do you think that his philosophy is consistent with the spirit of the title?

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    Chapter 6 - 1. from The Gospel of Wealth - Questions: What attitude toward money and wealth is suggested by Carnegie’s title, “The Gospel of Wealth”? To what extent do you think that his philosophy is consistent with the spirit of the title?