I may present a small prize to the winner, if (s)he desires it!
If the point of the essay is that we should approach charitable work with the same “hardheadedness” that we do with other types of financial transactions then you should tell us how much the winner will receive.
I understood that being hardheaded about charitable work means carefully choosing which work to do based on how much expected good it produces. Not choosing the job that pays you the most money. Unless you’re planning to donate it, anyway.
There’s nothing wrong in general about wanting to know how much you’re going to get paid, of course.
If the point of the essay is that we should approach charitable work with the same “hardheadedness” that we do with other types of financial transactions then you should tell us how much the winner will receive.
I hereby promise to chip in 100 USD and my gratitude to the prize.
Maybe he should. But it doesn’t follow from
Would you take a job from someone you didn’t know for a salary that wouldn’t be told to you until after you finished the job?
I understood that being hardheaded about charitable work means carefully choosing which work to do based on how much expected good it produces. Not choosing the job that pays you the most money. Unless you’re planning to donate it, anyway.
There’s nothing wrong in general about wanting to know how much you’re going to get paid, of course.