
The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism - A Conversation with Michael Frazer
By Howard BurtonLength2h 4m
About this audiobook
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 beginning
II. Sympathy - And how to use it
III. Different Tracks - Hume, Smith and Herder
IV. Disciplinary Boundaries - Political philosophy as Kurdistan
V. Bringing It Home - Moral sentiments in the real world
About 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.
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy, Politics and Government
Length2 hrs 4 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
9III. Different Tracks
2A Note on the Text
10Questions for Discussion:
3Introduction
11IV. Disciplinary Boundaries
4The Conversation
12Questions for Discussion:
5I. New York Origins
13V. Bringing It Home
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6Questions for Discussion:
14Questions for Discussion:
7II. Sympathy
15Continuing the Conversation
8Questions for Discussion:
