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Compassionate Temperament : Care and Cruelty in Modern Society

This text argues that it is the nature of modernity to foster compassion. It offers a historical view to disprove the idea that modernity erodes moral sentiment and breaks down older social bonds. The book looks at the way in which modern society is building new and different social bonds
Print Book, English, 2000
Rowman & Littlefield,U.S., 2000
General (US: Trade).
144p : bibliog., index ; 22.9 cm.
9780847695560, 0847695565
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