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Referentie:

Nilson, Peter, "On the Suffering of Compassion", Philosophia (2011) 39, p. 125-144.

 

Plaatskenmerk:

Mijn Documenten/Filosofische bibliotheek
Zie ook: http://www.swetswise.com/ (geraadpleegd op 28.11.2011).

 

Extract:

"(...) there is empirical evidence to suggest that when we act out of compassion for someone else, then we act with the aim of relieving this other person of her suffering. As already mentioned, Batson and Coke (1981) have found evidence that there are two significantly different reactions to other people's suffering: (1) personal distress (which seems to come close to afflictive suffering) and (2) empathy (which includes compassion)." (p. 130)

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Referentie:

Berendzen, J.C., art. "Max Horkheimer", in: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.), http://plato.stanford.edu/ (geraadpleegd op 26.11.2011).

 

Plaatskenmerk:

Mijn Documenten/ Filosofische bibliotheek

 

Extract:

"No social philosophy that denies the singular import of suffering, and the corresponding desire to overcome that suffering, can properly grasp human social reality. Thus, in the 1933 essay “Materialism and Metaphysics” Horkheimer writes that “man's striving for happiness is to be recognized as a natural fact requiring no justification” (p. 44). Prior to any critique of metaphysics, materialism rests on the basic recognition of suffering and the desire for happiness. Suffering and happiness are in some sense “properly basic”; their significance is evident, in no need of justification, and foundational to materialist social theory." (2.1. Suffering and the Desire for Happiness)