Schopenhauer’s Mitleid, Environmental Outrage and Human Rights

Schopenhauer’s Mitleid, Environmental Outrage and Human Rights

<p>Suffering which results from environmental exposures often evokes a sense of moral outrage. In this paper, two complementary sources of grounding for that outrage are explored: Arthur Schopenhauer's close analysis of compassion, grounded in the metaphysical identity of all being, provi...

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Main Author: Tom Kerns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2013-12-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Subjects:
Schopenhauer
environment
human rights
outrage
ethics
compassion
narratives
inquiries
tribunals. Schopenhauer
medio ambiente
derechos humanos
indignación
ética
compasión
narrativas personales
consultas
tribunales.
Online Access:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2247852

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