The Science of Sympathy: Morality, Evolution, and Victorian Civilization

(Part of the History of Emotions Series)

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In his Descent of Man, Charles Darwin placed sympathy at the crux of morality in a civilized human society. His idea buttressed the belief that white, upper-class, educated men deserved their sense of superiority by virtue of good breeding. It also implied that societal progress could be steered by envisioning a new blueprint for sympathy that redefined moral actions carried out in sympathy's name. Rob Boddice joins a daring intellectual history...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252082052

ISBN13:9780252082054

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:198 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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The Science of Sympathy: Morality, Evolution, and Victorian Civilization

(Part of the History of Emotions Series)

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