Solidarity: Theory and Practice

Arto Laitinen; Anne Birgitta Pessi

doi:10.5771/9780739177280

Summary

This book brings together philosophers, social psychologists and social scientists to approach contemporary social reality from the viewpoint of solidarity. It examines the nature of different kinds of solidarity and assesses the normative and explanatory potential of the concept. Various aspects of solidarity as a special emotionally and ethically responsive relation are studied: the nature of collective emotions and mutual recognition, responsiveness to others’ suffering and needs, and the nature of moral partiality included in solidarity. The evolution of norms of solidarity is examined both via the natural evolution of the human “social brain” and via the institutional changes in legal constitutions and contemporary work life. This text will appeal to students, scholars, and anyone interested in the interdisciplinary topic of social solidarity.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2014
Copyright Year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-7727-3
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-7728-0
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 363
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Figures and Tables No access
3. Preface and Acknowledgments No access
1. Solidarity: Theory and Practice. An Introduction No access Pages 1 - 29
2. Solidarity: Unpacking the Social Brain No access Pages 30 - 54
3. Collective Emotions as the “Glue” of Group Solidarity No access Pages 55 - 87
4. Empathy and Our Relations to Others No access Pages 88 - 104
5. Solidarity, Moral Recognition, and Communality No access Pages 105 - 125
6. From Recognition to Solidarity: Universal Respect, Mutual Support, and Social Unity No access Pages 126 - 154
7. Solidarity and Work: A Reassessment No access Pages 155 - 177
8. Solidarity in Times of Crisis: Constitutional Evolution and Europe No access Pages 178 - 237
9. National Social Models and Helping Others in the European Union No access Pages 238 - 271
10. Solidarity and Motivations to Help Others: The Case of Finns No access Pages 272 - 298
11. Solidarity in a Nordic Welfare State: The Case of Finland No access Pages 299 - 316
12. Volunteering, the Humanitarian Gift to “Distant Suffering,” and Solidarity No access Pages 317 - 344
Index No access Pages 345 - 360
About the Contributors No access Pages 361 - 363