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Book SynopsisPeople who work in helping professions have in common, Marc Gopin argues, a set of cultivated moral character traits and psychosocial skills. They tend to be kinder, more reasonable, more self-controlled, and more goal-oriented to peace. They are united by a particular set of moral values and the emotional skills to put those values into practice, allowing them to excel in what he calls
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Compassion, Reasoning, and the Urgency of Healing Divided Societies 2. The Theory and Practice of Compassionate Reasoning 3. Compassionate Reasoning, the Mind, and Moral Choice 4. Violent Ideas Treated as Disease and Compassionate Reasoning as Treatment: A Public Health Analogy 5. The Applied Ethics and Habits of Compassionate Reasoning 6. Summary of the Argument of Compassionate Reasoning: Changing the Mind to Change the World and Implications for Training References Index
