Conspicuous compassion : why sometimes it really is cruel to be kind /
West, Patrick, 1974-
Conspicuous compassion : why sometimes it really is cruel to be kind / Patrick West. - viii, 79 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Conspicuous compassion -- Mourning sickness -- Nonce-sense -- Silence of the critics -- Lapel louts -- Animal wrongs -- Any spare change? -- Not in my name -- You've got junk mail -- Drop the slogans -- Relief from celebrities -- The easiest word -- Towards a less 'caring' society -- Postscript : the case of the Rev. John Smallwood. Kenneth Minogue -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
"Our culture of ostentatious caring is about projecting your ego, and informing others what a deeply caring individual you are. It is about feeling good, not doing good, and illustrates not how altruistic we have become, but how selfish. And, as Patrick West shows in this monograph, sometimes it can be cruel to care."--BOOK JACKET.
1903386349 9781903386347
Empathy.
Compassion
Collective behavior
152.4
Conspicuous compassion : why sometimes it really is cruel to be kind / Patrick West. - viii, 79 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Conspicuous compassion -- Mourning sickness -- Nonce-sense -- Silence of the critics -- Lapel louts -- Animal wrongs -- Any spare change? -- Not in my name -- You've got junk mail -- Drop the slogans -- Relief from celebrities -- The easiest word -- Towards a less 'caring' society -- Postscript : the case of the Rev. John Smallwood. Kenneth Minogue -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
"Our culture of ostentatious caring is about projecting your ego, and informing others what a deeply caring individual you are. It is about feeling good, not doing good, and illustrates not how altruistic we have become, but how selfish. And, as Patrick West shows in this monograph, sometimes it can be cruel to care."--BOOK JACKET.
1903386349 9781903386347
Empathy.
Compassion
Collective behavior
152.4