What are the basic theories of charity ethics?

Modern charity refers to the professional, socialized and institutionalized charity activities organized by non-governmental organizations for charity. Modern philanthropy, as the third distribution according to moral principles, is of great significance for solving the gap between the rich and the poor and improving the level of social civilization and morality. Many domestic scholars have written that the development of philanthropy in China is facing a bottleneck at present, which is far from the development of modern philanthropy in the West, and citizens have not generally established a sense of charity. Moreover, "judging from the vertical development process of the emergence, development and maturity of philanthropy in various countries, the development of philanthropy shows the trend of' internal force is more important than external force'. Internal force refers to people's charity consciousness, which is determined by factors such as ideology, morality, culture and values, while external force refers to improving the survival and development environment of charity. " [1] So it is very necessary to promote the development of philanthropy in China and clarify the ethical basis of modern philanthropy. Literally speaking, charity is to help people in need with love. This phenomenon has a long history, and the forms of charitable activities in different cultures are also very different. However, according to the traditional ethical motivation analysis of charity, most charitable behaviors are formed and developed out of human sympathy or kindness, plus religious propaganda and education. For example, China's Confucian theory of "benevolence" and Buddhism's compassion and karma, as well as Taoism's thought of respecting morality and cultivating immortality and altruism, together constitute the ethical basis of China's traditional charity.