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Sympathy and the Basis of Morality

Abstract:: According to George Eliot, "the greatest benefit we owe to the artist, whether painter, poet, or novelist, is the extension of our sympathies". In her view, morality does not need any theological foundation and is better off without it. The basic error in the Christian views is their failure to recognize that sympathy is the basis of morality and religion. Three types of sympathy are discussed in this chapter, and all are differently related to morality. The author argues that Eliot has descr...
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Irwin, T. (2013). Sympathy and the Basis of Morality (pp. 277–293). John Wiley and Sons.

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Irwin, T. Sympathy and the Basis of Morality. John Wiley and Sons, 2013, pp. 277–93.

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Irwin, T. 2013. “Sympathy and the Basis of Morality.” In , 277–93. John Wiley and Sons.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1002/9781118542347.ch20

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University of Oxford

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Publisher:: John Wiley and Sons
Host title:: A Companion to George Eliot
Pages:: 277-293
Publication date:: 2013-04-01
DOI:: 10.1002/9781118542347.ch20
ISBN:: 9780470655993

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Keywords:: Emotion

Sympathy

Religion

Morality

Moral stupidity
Pubs id:: pubs:312070
UUID:: uuid:400678ff-20bd-4268-b6b6-db32ffbbb24f
Local pid:: pubs:312070
Source identifiers:: 312070
Deposit date:: 2013-11-16

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Copyright date:: 2013

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