TY  - BOOK
AU  - West,Patrick
ED  - Institute for the Study of Civil Society.
TI  - Conspicuous compassion: why sometimes it really is cruel to be kind 
SN  - 1903386349
U1  - 152.4 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London
PB  - Civitas, Institute for the Study of Civil Society
KW  - Empathy
KW  - Compassion
KW  - Collective behavior
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Foreword; Kenneth Minogue --; 1; Conspicuous compassion --; 2; Mourning sickness --; 3; Nonce-sense --; 4; Silence of the critics --; 5; Lapel louts --; 6; Animal wrongs --; 7; Any spare change? --; 8; Not in my name --; 9; You've got junk mail --; 10; Drop the slogans --; 11; Relief from celebrities --; 12; The easiest word --; 13; Towards a less 'caring' society --; Postscript : the case of the Rev. John Smallwood
N2  - "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
ER  -