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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... human sciences have taken over the role of Christianity in disciplining the body . Recent studies in the morality of modern society ( especially Bauman 1989 , 1993 , 1995 ) argue that distance between people prevents all moral relations ...
... human sciences have taken over the role of Christianity in disciplining the body . Recent studies in the morality of modern society ( especially Bauman 1989 , 1993 , 1995 ) argue that distance between people prevents all moral relations ...
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... human beings , seeing them only as instruments to one's own ends . In a typical statement the romantic Marx re- marked : The bourgeoisie , wherever it has got the upper hand , has put an end to all feudal , patriarchal , idyllic ...
... human beings , seeing them only as instruments to one's own ends . In a typical statement the romantic Marx re- marked : The bourgeoisie , wherever it has got the upper hand , has put an end to all feudal , patriarchal , idyllic ...
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... human happiness . It differs from modern humanitarianism , based on public compassion . It alleviated suffering , but did not imagine the possibility of ending it . Indeed , given the Fall and humanity's sinful nature , it presupposed ...
... human happiness . It differs from modern humanitarianism , based on public compassion . It alleviated suffering , but did not imagine the possibility of ending it . Indeed , given the Fall and humanity's sinful nature , it presupposed ...
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... human expe- rience and moral status . In the history of ideas about moral conduct , compassion in premodern times did not play a major role . The classical moral traditions sub- ordinated compassion to considerations of reason and ...
... human expe- rience and moral status . In the history of ideas about moral conduct , compassion in premodern times did not play a major role . The classical moral traditions sub- ordinated compassion to considerations of reason and ...
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... human nature , a concern of secularized Enlightenment phi- losophy . In theology the questions were about the nature of God : are the passions of God in any way comparable to those of men ? For humanitarian thinkers nothing was more ...
... human nature , a concern of secularized Enlightenment phi- losophy . In theology the questions were about the nature of God : are the passions of God in any way comparable to those of men ? For humanitarian thinkers nothing was more ...
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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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