Solidarity : theory and practice / edited by Arto Laitinen and Anne Birgitta Pessi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laitinen, Arto, editor.

Pessi, Anne Birgitta, editor.

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solidarity.

Social groups--Psychological aspects.

Social groups.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

xi, 363 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

Solidarity: Theory and Practice brings together philosophers, social psychologists, and social scientists to approach contemporary social reality from the viewpoint of solidarity. The contributors examine the nature of different kinds of solidarity and assess the normative and explanatory potential of the concept. They study various aspects of solidarity as a unique emotionally and ethically responsive relation: the nature of collective emotions and mutual recognition, responsiveness to others' suffering and needs, and the nature of moral partiality included in solidarity. The evolution of norms of solidarity is examined both via the natural evolution of the human "social brain" and via the institutional changes in legal constitutions and contemporary work life. This book will appeal to students and scholars working in these fields and to anyone interested in the interdisciplinary topic of social solidarity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface and acknowledgments

Solidarity : theory and practice : an introduction / Arto Laitinen & Anne Birgitta Pessi

Solidarity : unpacking the social brain / Siegwart Lindenberg

Collective emotions as the "glue" of group solidarity / Mikko Salmela

Empathy and our relations to others / Kristen Renwick Monroe

Solidarity, moral recognition, and communality / Simon Derpmann

From recognition to solidarity : universal respect, mutual support, and social unity / Arto Laitinen

Solidarity and work : a reassessment / Nicholas H. Smith

Solidarity in times of crisis : constitutional evolution and Europe / Hauke Brunkhorst

National social models and helping others in the european union / Juho Saari & Anne Birgitta Pessi

Solidarity and motivations to help others : the case of Finns / Arto Laitinen & Anne Birgitta Pessi

Solidarity in a Nordic welfare state : the case of Finland / Heikki Hiilamo

Distant suffering, volunteering, and solidarity / Bente Nicolaysen

Index

About the contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739177273

0739177273

OCLC:

900827444