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The Compassionate Temperament

- Care and Cruelty in Modern Society
Af: Natan Sznaider Engelsk Paperback

The Compassionate Temperament

- Care and Cruelty in Modern Society
Af: Natan Sznaider Engelsk Paperback
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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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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.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9780847695560
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0847695565
Kategori: Politisk aktivisme
Udg. Dato: 20 dec 2000
Længde: 11mm
Bredde: 147mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato: 20 dec 2000
Forfatter(e): Natan Sznaider
Forfatter(e) Natan Sznaider


Kategori Politisk aktivisme


ISBN-13 9780847695560


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 144


Udgave


Længde 11mm


Bredde 147mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 20 dec 2000


Oplagsdato 20 dec 2000


Forlag Rowman & Littlefield

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