How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society - 9780367353957

Taylor & Francis

How Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and SocietyAuthor(s): Matt Hawkins, Jennifer Nadel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367353957, 978-0367353957\nSynopsis\nHow Compassion can Transform our Politics, Economy, and Society draws together experts across disciplines ranging from psychology to climate science, philosophy to economics, history to business to explore the power of compassion to transform politics, our society, and our economy.\n\nThe book shows that compassion can be used as the basis of a new political, economic, and social philosophy as well as a practical tool to address climate breakdown, inequality, homelessness, and more. Crucially, it also provides a detailed plan for its execution. It marks the first time that the study of compassion has been applied across multiple disciplines. \n\nThe book provides a template for the study of compassion on an interdisciplinary basis and will a.