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How compassion can transform our politics, economy, and society

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Routledge 2021 OxonDescription: xvii, 248p. Includes indexISBN:
  • 9780367353940
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 177.7 H6
Summary: How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society draws together experts across disciplines – ranging from psychology to climate science, philosophy to economics, history to business – to explore the power of compassion to transform politics, our society, and our economy. The book shows that compassion can be used as the basis of a new political, economic, and social philosophy as well as a practical tool to address climate breakdown, inequality, homelessness, and more. Crucially, it also provides a detailed plan for its execution. It marks the first time that the study of compassion has been applied across multiple disciplines. The book provides a template for the study of compassion on an interdisciplinary basis and will appeal to academics, professionals, and the general reader searching for a fresh and inspiring approach to the seemingly intractable problems facing the world. https://www.routledge.com/How-Compassion-can-Transform-our-Politics-Economy-and-Society/Hawkins-Nadel/p/book/9780367353940
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Table of contents

Introduction: Lord Dubs;
Section 1: The background to compassion;
1: The science of compassion, Paul Gilbert;
2: The history of compassion, Barbara Taylor;
3: The philosophy of compassion, AC Grayling;
4: Hate and compassion, Marina Cantacuzino;
Section 2: The manifesto for compassion;
5: Business, Henry Richards;
6: Climate, Mark Maslin and Simon L. Lewis;
7: Crime, Joe Sim;
8: Culture, Julian Baggini;
9: Economics, Danny Dorling;
10: Immigration, Ala Sirriyeh;
11: Justice, Pragna Patel;
12: Social Security, Frances Ryan;
Section 3: How we get there;
13: Beyond right and wrong, Jennifer Nadel; 14: Compassion in politics, Matt Hawkins

How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society draws together experts across disciplines – ranging from psychology to climate science, philosophy to economics, history to business – to explore the power of compassion to transform politics, our society, and our economy.
The book shows that compassion can be used as the basis of a new political, economic, and social philosophy as well as a practical tool to address climate breakdown, inequality, homelessness, and more. Crucially, it also provides a detailed plan for its execution. It marks the first time that the study of compassion has been applied across multiple disciplines.
The book provides a template for the study of compassion on an interdisciplinary basis and will appeal to academics, professionals, and the general reader searching for a fresh and inspiring approach to the seemingly intractable problems facing the world.


https://www.routledge.com/How-Compassion-can-Transform-our-Politics-Economy-and-Society/Hawkins-Nadel/p/book/9780367353940

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