Moral Psychology of Compassion

Compassion is widely regarded as an important moral emotion - a fitting response to various cases of suffering and misfortune. Yet contemporary theorists have rarely given it sustained attention. This volume aims to fill this gap by offering answers to a number of questions surrounding this emotion.

List of contents

Acknowledgements / Introduction, Carolyn Price and Justin Caouette / 1. The Moral Value of Compassion, Alfred Archer / 2. Appreciating the Virtues of Compassion, Bradford Cokelet / 3. Compassion and Animals: How to Foster Respect for Other Animals in a World without Justice, Cheryl Abbate / 4. Compassion and Consolation, Aaron Cobb / 5. Compassion and Its Pitfalls, Trudy Govier and David Boutland / 6. Compassion and Practical Reason: the Prospective of the Vulnerable, Carla Bagnoli / 7. Buddhism and the Problem of Universal Compassion, Karsten J. Struhl / 8. Compassion in Medicine, Laura W. Ekstrom / 9. Challenges and Opportunities for Compassionate Mental Health Care, Helen Spandler / 10. Compassion in the Workplace, Justin M. Weinhardt and Aidan Dumaisnil

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Edited by Justin Caouette and Carolyn Price

Summary

Compassion is widely regarded as an important moral emotion – a fitting response to various cases of suffering and misfortune. Yet contemporary theorists have rarely given it sustained attention. This volume aims to fill this gap by offering answers to a number of questions surrounding this emotion.

Product details

• Authors: Justin Price Caouette
• Assisted by: Justin Caouette (Editor), Carolyn Price (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786604187
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-418-7
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Moral Psychology of the Emotio; Moral Psychology of the Emotions; Moral Psychology of the Emotions; Moral Psychology of the Emotio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works