The Politics of Compassion explores the manifold obstacles that hinder our individual and collective capacity to care for the vulnerable, offering insights from history, religion, ethics, cognitive and social sciences, international relations, public policy, and contemporary politics. It examines both how far we've come in addressing poverty and social injustice and how far we still have to go. It concludes by discussing strategies to help us achieve a more consistent practice of compassion in public life.
Autorentext
By Edward U. Murphy
Inhalt
Preface
Chapter 1: Why Compassion in Politics?
Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives on Social Welfare and Global Development
Chapter 3: Historical Perspectives on Human Rights
Chapter 4: Compassion in Religious and Secular Thought
Chapter 5: Justice and Moral Responsibility
Chapter 6: Altruism, Empathy, and the Making of Us and Them
Chapter 7: The Moral Politics of Liberals and Conservatives
Chapter 8: Politics against Compassion
Chapter 9: Compassion in Public Policy and Law
Chapter 10: Creating a More Compassionate and Just Society
Index