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Empathy and democracy : feeling, thinking, and deliberation / Michael E. Morrell.
| Author/creator | Morrell, Michael E., 1967- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2010. |
| Description | viii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The democratic promise -- The deliberative turn in democratic theory -- The elusive concept of empathy -- Empathy in deliberative theory -- Empathy's importance : the empirical evidence -- Deliberative democracy and its critics -- Empathy and democracy. |
| Abstract | "An interdisciplinary study of democratic theory, empirical political science, psychology, and philosophy. Proposes a multidimensional process model of empathy that incorporates both affective and cognitive features to demonstrate the importance of empathy in fulfilling democracy's promise of giving equal consideration to all citizens in collective decisions"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009032310 |
| ISBN | 9780271036595 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0271036591 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JC423 .M724 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |