Political emotions : why love matters for justice /

Political emotions : why love matters for justice / Martha C. Nussbaum.

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Analyzing the role of emotion in political life, draws from a range of global sources to suggest that the cultivation of emotions--specifically love--can inspire individuals to sacrifice for the common good.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Masssachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Political science > Philosophy.
Emotions > Political aspects.
Emotions (Philosophy)
Political psychology.
Emotions > Political aspects
Political psychology
Political science > Philosophy
Table of Contents:
  • A problem in the history of liberalism
  • Equality and love : Rousseau, Herder, Mozart
  • Religions of humanity I : Auguste Comte, J.S. Mill
  • Religions of humanity II : Rabindranath Tagore
  • The aspiring society : equality, inclusion, distribution
  • Compassion : human and animal
  • "Radical evil" : helplessness, narcissism, contamination
  • Teaching patriotism : love and critical freedom
  • Tragic and comic festivals : shaping compassion, transcending disgust
  • Compassion's enemies : fear, envy, shame
  • How love matters for justice.

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