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George Bernard Shaw

1856–1950

Also known as: Bernard Shaw

How George Bernard Shaw is discussed in this archive

Authored 1 work in the archive.

Referenced in 3 other works — including A Blueprint for Eradication of Poverty - Dr B.P. Godrej , A Blueprint for Eradication of Poverty - Dr BP Godrej , and Is There A Middle Way? - Dr F. A. Mehta .

In A Blueprint for Eradication of Poverty - Dr B.P. Godrej : Godrej invokes Shaw's warning about those who minister to poverty as an anchor for his argument that charitable welfare instincts must be tempered by economic realism.

In A Blueprint for Eradication of Poverty - Dr BP Godrej : Shaw's aphorism about poverty and disease is quoted as an authoritative warning against well-meaning but counter-productive welfare approaches, supporting Godrej's economic prescription.

In Is There A Middle Way? - Dr F. A. Mehta : Mehta opens with the anecdote of Isadora Duncan approaching Bernard Shaw with a marriage proposal, using it as a witty illustration of the 'middle way' problem — how combining opposites (beauty and brains) can produce the worst of both worlds.

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  • A Blueprint for Eradication of Poverty - Dr B.P. Godrej
    • "Bernard Shaw's warning: "Those who minister to poverty and disease are accomplices in the two worst of all crimes."" — Shaw's aphorism is cited to caution against treating poverty relief as an end in itself
  • A Blueprint for Eradication of Poverty - Dr BP Godrej
    • "Bernard Shaw's warning: "Those who minister to poverty and disease are accomplices in the two worst of all crimes."" — Shaw's warning is invoked to argue that charitable instincts without sound economic foundations worsen the problems they seek to cure
  • Is There A Middle Way? - Dr F. A. Mehta
    • "Isadora Duncan is alleged to have approached George Bernard Shaw with a request for marriage on the ground that the product would be unique, combining her beauty with his brains." — The Shaw–Duncan anecdote is Mehta's opening illustration of why the 'middle way' between two extreme positions may combine their worst features rather than their best