| Description |
vi, 253 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Compassion as a political virtue -- 1.Love and anger as political virtues / Maureen Whitebrook -- 2.Invisibility in Arendt's public space / Gudrun von Tevenar -- 3.Compassion as risk / Lola Frost -- pt. II Sociology of compassion -- 4.Towards a sociology of compassion in world politics / Andrew Linklater -- 5.Cosmopolitan political institutions / Terry Macdonald -- 6.Compassion in international relations / Mervyn Frost -- 7.Guilt, anger and compassionate helping / Nicholas Faulkner -- 8.The new social politics of pity / Iain Wilkinson -- pt. III Critical compassion -- 9.Compassion and the stolen generations / Joanne Faulkner -- 10.Philoctetes and the politics of rescue / Paul Muldoon -- 11.Pity, compassion, and forgiveness / David Konstan -- 12.Compassion and terror / Martha C. Nussbaum -- 13.The theater of clemency / Dorothy Noyes -- 14.Sympathy and antipathy in the extra-moral sense / Michael Ure |
| Summary |
"This book provides a critical overview of the role of the emotions in politics. Compassion is a politically charged virtue, and yet we know surprisingly little about the uses (and abuses) of compassion in political environments.Covering sociology, political theory and psychology, and with contributions from Martha Nussbaum and Andrew Linklater amongst others, the book gives a succinct overview of the main theories of political compassion and the emotions in politics. It covers key concepts such as humanitarianism, political emotion and agency in relation to compassion as a political virtue.The Politics of Compassion is a fascinating resource for students and scholars of political theory, international relations, political sociology and psychology"-- |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emotions -- Political aspects.
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Political psychology.
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Frost, Mervyn, editor
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Ure, Michael, 1966- editor
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| LC no. |
2013025923 |
| ISBN |
9780415671583 (hbk.) |
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9780415671590 (paperback) |
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