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The politics of compassion : the challenge to care for the stranger / Edward U. Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Edward U., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political ethics.
- Marginality, Social--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Marginality, Social.
- Marginality, Social--Political aspects.
- Compassion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd, 2019.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Caring for the stranger
- Why compassion in politics?
- Historical perspectives on social welfare and global development
- Historical perspectives on human rights
- Compassion in religious and secular thought
- Justice and moral responsibility
- Altruism, empathy, and the making of "Us" and "Them"
- The moral politics of Liberals and Conservatives
- Politics against compassion in the United States
- Compassion in public policy and law
- Creating a more compassionate and just society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78660-748-4
- OCLC:
- 1066247785
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