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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... , by Natan Sznaider Forthcoming : Agency and Power , by Blasco José Sobrinho Science as Metaphor , Knowledge as Democracy , by Donald R. LaMagdeleine The Compassionate Temperament Care and Cruelty in Modern Society Natan.
... , by Natan Sznaider Forthcoming : Agency and Power , by Blasco José Sobrinho Science as Metaphor , Knowledge as Democracy , by Donald R. LaMagdeleine The Compassionate Temperament Care and Cruelty in Modern Society Natan.
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... Cruelty to Children 45 4 Democracy and Child Welfare 61 5 The Universalization of Compassion 83 Conclusion 99 Bibliography 105 Index 123 About the Author 129 Acknowledgments To be an intellectual is of course to be vii Table of Contents.
... Cruelty to Children 45 4 Democracy and Child Welfare 61 5 The Universalization of Compassion 83 Conclusion 99 Bibliography 105 Index 123 About the Author 129 Acknowledgments To be an intellectual is of course to be vii Table of Contents.
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... Democracy and Child Welfare , " International Journal of Politics , Culture and Society , vol . 11 ( 1997 ) , 325-50 ; " Compassion or Rights : The Case of Child Abuse , " New Political Science , vol . 36/37 ( 1996 ) , 69-87 ...
... Democracy and Child Welfare , " International Journal of Politics , Culture and Society , vol . 11 ( 1997 ) , 325-50 ; " Compassion or Rights : The Case of Child Abuse , " New Political Science , vol . 36/37 ( 1996 ) , 69-87 ...
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... democracy . Those thinkers , especially of the Scot- tish Enlightenment , thought that the necessary complement to these new social structures was a revolution in morals . This side of their argument was by far the most prominent at the ...
... democracy . Those thinkers , especially of the Scot- tish Enlightenment , thought that the necessary complement to these new social structures was a revolution in morals . This side of their argument was by far the most prominent at the ...
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... democracy ( civic equality and citizenship ) . I will try to press beyond the purported inconsistency between the compassion of liberal sentiments and the individualism of liberal society to show their interdependence . A book like this ...
... democracy ( civic equality and citizenship ) . I will try to press beyond the purported inconsistency between the compassion of liberal sentiments and the individualism of liberal society to show their interdependence . A book like this ...
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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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