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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... class control , " or a mixture of these . Critics have interpreted " public compassion " and " social control " as mechanisms of class control and state power ( Donzelot 1979 ; Katz 1986 ) . The emphasis in these approaches is on ...
... class control , " or a mixture of these . Critics have interpreted " public compassion " and " social control " as mechanisms of class control and state power ( Donzelot 1979 ; Katz 1986 ) . The emphasis in these approaches is on ...
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... classes . Public compassion must be distinguished from earlier models of compassion like religious charity , as well as later models like the bureaucratic welfare state . When humanitarian compassion is organized in pressure groups ...
... classes . Public compassion must be distinguished from earlier models of compassion like religious charity , as well as later models like the bureaucratic welfare state . When humanitarian compassion is organized in pressure groups ...
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... classes of society for their superiors . Love and compassion are nothing but in- strumental means to achieve societal goals . But even Nietzsche had to recognize that these sentiments had to occur in a democratic society with ...
... classes of society for their superiors . Love and compassion are nothing but in- strumental means to achieve societal goals . But even Nietzsche had to recognize that these sentiments had to occur in a democratic society with ...
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... class whose sympathy for him is assured .... Nowadays an oppressed citizen has only one means of defense : he can appeal to the nation as a whole , and if it is deaf , to humanity at large . ( Tocqueville 1969 , 697 ) Is compassion at ...
... class whose sympathy for him is assured .... Nowadays an oppressed citizen has only one means of defense : he can appeal to the nation as a whole , and if it is deaf , to humanity at large . ( Tocqueville 1969 , 697 ) Is compassion at ...
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... categories that people draw on to de- scribe pain , and what are the available models of pain in a specific culture ? The study of specific cases of dealing with pain ... classes . People's relationship to 25 Chapter 2: Pain and Compassion.
... categories that people draw on to de- scribe pain , and what are the available models of pain in a specific culture ? The study of specific cases of dealing with pain ... classes . People's relationship to 25 Chapter 2: Pain and Compassion.
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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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