The politics of compassion : the challenge to care for the stranger / Edward U. Murphy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Rowman and Littlefield International Ltd, (c)2019.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • JA79 .P655 2019
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Contents:
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.
Subject: The book analyzes the politics of compassion through historical, religious, ethical, psychological, social, and global perspectives.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

The book analyzes the politics of compassion through historical, religious, ethical, psychological, social, and global perspectives.

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