Carnegie seems to have believed that the best way to improve people's lives was through providing education and the pursuit of knowledge. Carnegie opened colleges and gave people grants to improve their educations and opened many foundations to fund scientists to help them make discoveries. Carnegie didn't just want people to be educated and have knowledge about many things. he wanted them to use this knowledge for goo and to be ethical people. He didn't just care about America, he wanted to help with education on a global level. He also founded a federation for "heros" in society. He was encouraging people to be philanthropists and to do good things.
I agree with Carnegie's approach of educating people to improve their lives. Education makes it possible for people to advance in our world and it also creates jobs for teachers and professors. Without education and the pursuit of knowledge, our world would be completely different. There would be no medicine, government organizations, or anything that we rely on for normal life today. The counter of this argument to this approach would be that concentrating on something that not everyone can always afford is a waste of time.
If I had millions of dollars to give away, I would too give my money to organizations who are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. Bringing education to impoverished countries could take out a large chunk of the number of people living in poverty. I would also give money to charities that help protect endangered species and to the Humane Society because I believe that it is important to protect the creatures on the earth that cannot protect themselves.
