Marty Sulek

• PhD
• Senior Fellow at LCC International University

In order to better understand the philanthropy of college faculty, it is useful to first clarify what, exactly, is meant by ‘philanthropy’ in this context. Contemporary scholars tend to define philanthropy as the private giving of time or valuables for public purposes (cf. Martin, 1994, p. 246; Salamon, 1992, p. 5-6, 1999, p. 10). Given the prepond...

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) is one of the most important philosophers of antiquity, and a founding figure of Western philosophy. A student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle founded the Lyceum, one of the earliest and most influential philosophical schools of the ancient world. He is the first political thinker to employ civil soc...

The academic study of philanthropy presupposes a comprehensive definition that guides inquiry into what, exactly, philanthropy is and why it matters. At present, though, no such well-thought-out definition exists. Scholars tend to explore various facets of philanthropy, according to their particular academic interests, but without a comprehensive u...

The academic study of philanthropy presupposes a comprehensive definition that guides inquiry into what, exactly, philanthropy is and why it matters. At present, though, no such well-thought-out definition exists. Scholars tend to explore various facets of philanthropy, according to their particular academic interests, but without a comprehensive u...

This research note addresses issues, concerns, and opportunities for teachers and researchers of the third sector in Central and Eastern Europe, drawing on experiences in Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, and Hungary. The paper briefly outlines the development of the third sector in the aforementioned countries, and describes the current state of third s...

The humanities and normative theory played a prominent role in creating the field of philanthropic studies. However, the leading outlets for research in this field now publish little scholarship from disciplines such as history, religious studies, philosophy, literature, and ethics-favoring instead disciplines from the social sciences, public polic...

Post-modernism is an integral element of both the punk and post punk movements, as well as the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. Both pre and post punk movements also played a seminal role in fomenting the Velvet Revolution, which may be justly characterized as the first truly post-modern political revolution. In particular, the Velvet Unde...

The academic study of the philanthropic sector and civil society has grown rapidly in the last quarter of a century. What was once a sparsely populated and disconnected field now boasts university departments, peer-reviewed journals, and scholarly associations. ARNOVA, ERNOP, ISTR, and others showcase and spur on a good deal of research on the sect...

Protagoras of Abdera (±490-420 BC) is one of the more overlooked figures in ancient Greek philosophy relative to his importance, but particularly with regard to political theory as it relates to civil society. Aristotle (384-322 BC) is generally held to be the first political scientist (Strauss 1978, p. 21), given his systematic treatment of civil...

In his Inquiry into the principles of morals, David Hume observes: The epithets, sociable, good-natured, humane, merciful, grateful, friendly, generous, beneficent, or their equivalents, are known in all languages, and universally express the highest merit which human nature is capable of attaining. § II ‘Of Benevolence’ (1854, vol. IV, p. 237)...

Contemporary conceptions of civil society may be arranged into three distinct, but mutually supportive, categories encompassing associational life, the public sphere, and the good society (Edwards, pg. 91). ‘Associational life’ theories, primarily found in the social sciences, define civil society as a function of the various organizations that con...

The academic study of philanthropy presupposes a comprehensive definition that guides inquiry into what, exactly, philanthropy is and why it matters. At present, though, no such well-thought-out definition exists. Scholars tend to explore various facets of philanthropy, according to their particular academic interests, but without a comprehensive u...

Protagoras is widely recognized as the first and greatest of the sophists in classical Athens. However, very little remains of his authentic writings. His political philosophy may be discerned from the influence he exercised over his contemporaries. This chapter presents a case for considering Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy to which it belonged...

Punk political philosophy primarily revolves around the idea of anarchy. In modern parlance, anarchy is often equated with chaos. Another way to think of anarchy, though, is simply as the absence of central governing authority. The idea of self-governing social orders has a long history in political philosophy. Adam Ferguson, the 18th century Scott...

This paper provides the most comprehensive mapping to date of the current state of nonprofit management and philanthropic studies (NMPS) education programs in Canada. One of the more significant findings of this study is both the number and types of Canadian NMPS programs offered in the historically French-speaking province of Quebec, versus the pr...

Historical inquiries into religious giving are generally limited to the point at which a society becomes literate and begins keeping written records. With the analytical tools of linguistics, though, plausible inferences may be also drawn regarding the religious rituals and giving practices of pre-literate societies. This paper examines linguistic...

Historical inquiries into religious giving are generally limited to the point at which a society becomes literate and begins keeping written records. With the analytical tools of linguistics, though, plausible inferences may be also drawn regarding the religious rituals and giving practices of pre-literate societies. This paper examines linguistic...

Historical inquiries into religious giving are generally limited to the point at which a society becomes literate and begins keeping written records. With the analytical tools of linguistics, though, plausible inferences may be also drawn regarding the religious rituals and giving practices of pre-literate societies. This paper examines linguistic...

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) is one of the most important philosophers of antiquity, and a founding figure of Western philosophy. A student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle founded the Lyceum, one of the earliest and most influential philosophical schools of the ancient world. He is the first political thinker to employ civil soc...

The Crimean War in many ways marks a watershed in the conduct of modern warfare. This is especially so in respect to the innovations pioneered in the provision of wartime humanitarian assistance during the conflict. It is also the last major European conflict before the Franco-Austrian war of 1859, which directly led to the creation of the Red Cros...

A translation of S. Tromp de Ruiter's classical philological study of the historical development of the meaning and usage of philanthropia in ancient Greek.