The Compassionate Temperament: Care and Cruelty in Modern SocietyRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 20/12/2000 - 144 من الصفحات The argument of this book is that it is in the nature of modernity to foster compassion. Most critics tend to think of modernity as corrosive of moral sentiments. They see clearly the way in which modernity breaks down older social bonds, but they are much less attentive to the ways in which it also builds new ones. This book offers an historically informed corrective to this common view. Sznaider demonstrates that compassion, understood as the organized campaign to lessen the suffering of strangers, is a distinctly modern form of morality. It played an important role in the rise of modern society, and it continues to play an important role today. And when waves of compassion break out into demands for political action, these demands need to be understood rather than criticized as excuses or irrelevancies. Incorporating and critiquing the work of Arendt, Foucault, and other social theorists, this book is both erudite and historically rich—sure to be both controversial and influential among those who debate modernity, morality, and social justice. |
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... argument in a nutshell is that it is in the nature of modernity to foster com- passion . Despite the historical record , this is a minority view among today's intellectuals . Most tend to think of modernity as corrosive 1 Introduction.
... argument in a nutshell is that it is in the nature of modernity to foster com- passion . Despite the historical record , this is a minority view among today's intellectuals . Most tend to think of modernity as corrosive 1 Introduction.
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... arguments are the best of their kind . They fasten on the most difficult empirical issues and carry out their premises to their logical conclusions . In so doing , they raise the most crucial objections to my own argument . And lastly ...
... arguments are the best of their kind . They fasten on the most difficult empirical issues and carry out their premises to their logical conclusions . In so doing , they raise the most crucial objections to my own argument . And lastly ...
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... argue that the concept of society as con- stituted by moral sentiments overcomes both these problems in the best ... argument was by far the most prominent at the time they wrote . Adam Smith Introduction 3.
... argue that the concept of society as con- stituted by moral sentiments overcomes both these problems in the best ... argument was by far the most prominent at the time they wrote . Adam Smith Introduction 3.
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... arguments add a new dimension to their economic and political arguments . Neither author thought that a society of pure self - inter- est was possible . But neither did they think that self - interest , whether economic or political ...
... arguments add a new dimension to their economic and political arguments . Neither author thought that a society of pure self - inter- est was possible . But neither did they think that self - interest , whether economic or political ...
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... argument that modernity fosters the growth of compassion . The relation between compassion and nationalism will also be explored in depth . Is nationalism the core reality of modernity - a moral universalism with boundaries ? And is ...
... argument that modernity fosters the growth of compassion . The relation between compassion and nationalism will also be explored in depth . Is nationalism the core reality of modernity - a moral universalism with boundaries ? And is ...
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Cruelty to Children | 45 |
Democracy and Child Welfare | 61 |
The Universalization of Compassion | 83 |
Conclusion | 99 |
Bibliography | 105 |
Index | 123 |
About the Author | 129 |
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