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The science of sympathy : morality, evolution, and Victorian civilization /

In his 'Descent of Man', Charles Darwin placed sympathy at the crux of morality in civilized society. His idea buttressed the belief that white, upper-class, educated men deserved their sense of superiority by virtue of good breeding. It also implied that progress could be steered by envis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boddice, Rob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Series:History of emotions.
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Online Access:Texto completo