Politics of empathy : ethics, solidarity, recognition / Anthony M. Clohesy.

The Politics of Empathy argues that empathy is a necessary condition for ethical subjectivity and the emergence of a more compassionate world. One of the reasons empathy is important is because it gives us a sense of what it is like to be someone else. However, to understand its ethical significance...

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Main Author: Clohesy, Anthony M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
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