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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822543803321

Autore

Murphy Edward U.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York : , : Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd, , 2019

ISBN

1-78660-748-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 pages)

Disciplina

172

Soggetti

Political ethics

Marginality, Social - Moral and ethical aspects

Marginality, Social - Political aspects

Compassion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.