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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... political realm and frequently outside the established hierarchy of the Church . ( Arendt 1963 , 65 ) Arendt's agenda is not to study the vicissitudes of compassion , but rather to demonstrate the inadequacy of compassion as a political ...
... political realm and frequently outside the established hierarchy of the Church . ( Arendt 1963 , 65 ) Arendt's agenda is not to study the vicissitudes of compassion , but rather to demonstrate the inadequacy of compassion as a political ...
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... Political Philosophy ( 1785 ) , redefines charity : I use the term Charity neither in the common sense of bounty to the poor , nor in St. Paul's sense of benevolence to all mankind : but I apply it at present , in a sense more ...
... Political Philosophy ( 1785 ) , redefines charity : I use the term Charity neither in the common sense of bounty to the poor , nor in St. Paul's sense of benevolence to all mankind : but I apply it at present , in a sense more ...
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... political and natural worlds . They also qualified the concept of charity : they recognized it , of course , as a primary Chris- tian virtue , but also believed that those who voluntarily chose poverty out of la- ziness deserved to ...
... political and natural worlds . They also qualified the concept of charity : they recognized it , of course , as a primary Chris- tian virtue , but also believed that those who voluntarily chose poverty out of la- ziness deserved to ...
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... political economy and moral sentiments , on self - interest and sympathy , seemed to many an inconsistency , the so - called Das Adam Smith Problem ( Oncken 1897 ) . The apparent problem lies in the assumption that com- passion and ...
... political economy and moral sentiments , on self - interest and sympathy , seemed to many an inconsistency , the so - called Das Adam Smith Problem ( Oncken 1897 ) . The apparent problem lies in the assumption that com- passion and ...
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... political sentiment , see Kaus 1986 ) . This new cri- tique of compassion acknowledges its emotional and moral power . Gertrude Himmelfarb ( 1991 , 5-6 ) distinguishes between two forms of compassion : " sen- timental " and ...
... political sentiment , see Kaus 1986 ) . This new cri- tique of compassion acknowledges its emotional and moral power . Gertrude Himmelfarb ( 1991 , 5-6 ) distinguishes between two forms of compassion : " sen- timental " and ...
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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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