Morality from compassion /

Schopenhauer saw compassion as the basis of morality. Ingmar Persson argues that compassion must be supplemented with attitudes like sympathy and benevolence, and that morality essentially involves a concern for justice which is independent of attitudes based on empathy.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Persson, Ingmar
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Schopenhauer saw compassion as the basis of morality. Ingmar Persson argues that compassion must be supplemented with attitudes like sympathy and benevolence, and that morality essentially involves a concern for justice which is independent of attitudes based on empathy.
Umfang:
1 online resource (vii,145 pages).
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-266031-4
0-19-193775-4
0-19-266030-6
Schlagworte:
Compassion > Philosophy.
Ethics.
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