The writer, scientist, philosopher, and radical democrat Georg Büchner (1813-1837) occupies a unique place in the cultural legacy of the German-speaking countries. Born into an epoch of inevitable, yet arrested historical transition, Büchner produced a small but exceptionally ri…
Compassion and moral guidance
by Bein, Steve
fromSociety for Asian and Comparative Philosophy
"Compassion is a word we use frequently but rarely precisely. One reason we lack a philosophically precise understanding of compassion is that moral philosophers today give it virtually no attention. Indeed, in the predominant ethical traditions of the West (deontology, conseque…
"Compassion is a word we use frequently but rarely precisely. One reason we lack a philosophically precise understanding of compassion is that moral philosophers today give it virtually no attention. Indeed, in the predominant ethical traditions of the West (deontology, conseque…
Compassion is a word we use frequently - but rarely precisely. One reason we lack a philosophically precise understanding of compassion is that moral philosophers give it virtually no attention. Indeed, in the predominant ethical traditions of the West (deontology, consequential…
Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982-It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a twenty-nine-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a thirteen-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the …
A profound story of survival, resilience, humanity and friendship describes how an Iranian child-soldier, during the 1982 bloody war between Iraq and Iran, rescued a young Iraqi soldier, committing an extraordinary act of bravery and kindness that changes the course of both thei…
"A powerful, practical guide for cultivating compassion--the scientifically proven foundation for personal achievement and success at work, at home, and in the community. For decades, we've been told the key to prosperity is to look out for number one. But recent science shows t…
AA powerful, practical guide for cultivating compassion--the scientifically proven foundation for personal achievement and success at work, at home, and in the community. For decades, we've been told the key to prosperity is to look out for number one. But recent science shows t…