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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الصفحة 18
... Christianity . The Christian idea of moral perfection is to treat everyone as a fellow sinner and member of the community of faith . This aspect of 18 Chapter One.
... Christianity . The Christian idea of moral perfection is to treat everyone as a fellow sinner and member of the community of faith . This aspect of 18 Chapter One.
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... Christian ethical universality is particularly expressed in Luke 10.29 in the parable of the " Good Samaritan . " Jesus tells this story in answer to the question " And who is my neighbor ? " — the answer being : everyone in need and ...
... Christian ethical universality is particularly expressed in Luke 10.29 in the parable of the " Good Samaritan . " Jesus tells this story in answer to the question " And who is my neighbor ? " — the answer being : everyone in need and ...
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... Christian concepts of love . However , here Nietzsche confuses Christian agape with a generalized and universal love of mankind characteristic for mod- ern society . Modern humanitarianism and agape , even though sharing common ...
... Christian concepts of love . However , here Nietzsche confuses Christian agape with a generalized and universal love of mankind characteristic for mod- ern society . Modern humanitarianism and agape , even though sharing common ...
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... Christian hearts , and that they must have been written there by God . This is my idea of liberalism as a moral ... Christianity . Against the Kantian critics of compassion like Himmelfarb ( 1991 ) and Orwin ( 1980 ) , it can be shown ...
... Christian hearts , and that they must have been written there by God . This is my idea of liberalism as a moral ... Christianity . Against the Kantian critics of compassion like Himmelfarb ( 1991 ) and Orwin ( 1980 ) , it can be shown ...
الصفحة 27
... Christian heroes ; their struggle is with evil and their victory is God's . The life of saints manifests imitatio dei and agape dei . Though modern reformers may have taken medieval saints like Francis of Assisi as models , the two were ...
... Christian heroes ; their struggle is with evil and their victory is God's . The life of saints manifests imitatio dei and agape dei . Though modern reformers may have taken medieval saints like Francis of Assisi as models , the two were ...
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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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