
The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism - A Conversation with Michael Frazer
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The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism - A Conversation with Michael Frazer
About this book
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Michael Frazer, Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory at the University of East Anglia. After a detailed discussion of Michael Frazer's upbringing and intellectual journey, the conversation explores the core ideas behind the sentimentalist theory as outlined in Prof. Frazer's book called The Enlightenment of Sympathy. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, More Than Reasonable, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. New York Origins - A very Woody Allen beginningII. Sympathy - And how to use itIII. Different Tracks - Hume, Smith and HerderIV. Disciplinary Boundaries - Political philosophy as KurdistanV. Bringing It Home - Moral sentiments in the real worldAbout Ideas Roadshow Conversations: This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
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Table of contents
- A Note on the Text
- Introduction
- The Conversation
- Continuing the Conversation