The Battle for Compassion : Ethics in an Apathetic Universe.

Six hundred years after Copernicus presented his revolutionary and heretical heliocentric theory, a sunset can still look unexpectedly new. What if the fate of our world depended on a similar shift in perspective?. Synthesizing recent thinking from science, philosophy, psychology and economics with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leighton, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., 2011.
Temas:
Compassion.
Ethics, Evolutionary.
Morale évolutive.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Interpersonal Relations.
Compassion
Ethics, Evolutionary
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Ethics.
Etik.
Sympati.
Empati.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Six hundred years after Copernicus presented his revolutionary and heretical heliocentric theory, a sunset can still look unexpectedly new. What if the fate of our world depended on a similar shift in perspective?. Synthesizing recent thinking from science, philosophy, psychology and economics with the author's own reflections on freedom, identity and morality, The Battle for Compassion offers a fresh, sweeping perspective on the human condition and a deep contemplation of the basis for our priorities at this critical moment in our history. The threats to our existence and the persistence of i.
Notas:1. Prologue.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (262 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780875868721
087586872X

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