Description: 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 su...
Brief description: Carolyn Price is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University.
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"This is probably the most interesting and extensive collection of essays on compassion that I have seen. Chapters by well-known philosophers as well as interesting new voices are featured, and include treatments of compassionate motivation, compassion from a Buddhist perspective, compassion and practical reason, and applications of compassion in practical domains, such as health care, mental health care, and our relations with animals. It is enlightening as well as thought-provoking, and is a "must-read" for anyone who wishes to plumb the depths of compassion's complexities." --Nancy E. Snow, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma
"Drawing on a variety of philosophical traditions and approaches, The Moral Psychology of Compassion is a valuable contribution to the literature on this important part of our moral lives. The volume contains essays exploring compassion's significance and utility for a variety of contemporary moral problems and philosophical debates, and will be of use to both scholars and students of moral psychology, applied ethics, and the history of moral philosophy." --Alexandra Plakias, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Hamilton College