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Informationen zum Autor Justin Caouette is Lecturer in Philosophy at Northeastern and Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts. He is the co-editor of 'Free Will and Moral Responsibility' (2013 CSP) and his research has been published in the American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience, Southwest Philosophy Review, and numerous edited volumes. Regarding media contacts, Caouette has a large following on Twitter as well as an active presence in the philosophical blogosphere. He plans to highlight this book in multiple online forums. Carolyn Price is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University. She is the author of Emotion (Polity 2015) and Functions in Mind: A Theory of Intentional Content (OUP 2001), She has published in a range of journals, including Inquiry, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Nous, and Philosophical Studies. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Carolyn Price and Justin Caouette / 1. Distal Compassion Carla Bagnoli / 2. Compassion as a Friendly Virtue Bradford Cokelet / 3. Compassion in Medicine Laura Ekstrom / 4. The Value of Compassion Alfred Archer / 5. Pathologies of Compassion Trudy Govier and David Boutland / 6. Compassion and the Gift of Consolation Aaron Cobb / 7. Compassion in the Courtroom Lauren Ware / 8. Compassion and Non-human Animals Cheryl Abbate / 9. Compassion in the Workplace Justin Weinhardt and Aidin Fridman / 10. Skilful Compassion Miriam Mccormick and Justin Caouette
