Mapping ethics as a chain of consequences from the liberal academy to the global south

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Abstract This paper, utilizing case illustrations, argues that structural theory is a necessary but insufficient analytic device for social workers concerned with social justice. Because it is a moral theory (concerned with unearthing underlying causes for social problems and suggesting what kind

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normatively by policy analysts, it should be evaluated as a moral compass for environmental policy decision-making. I argue that envi-ronmental policy analysts cannot rely on cost-benefit analysis to provide morally-acceptable guidance in decision making. When it is taken to be a ready reference for “right

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universal field of others with whom contracts and exchanges can be made, market perspectives extend the sphere of moral concern as well: however unintentionally. Public compassion is part of the language of modernity. This gives compassion the possibility to be also part of a newly emerging ‘Second

that compassion is indeed a distinct emotion. We conclude by considering how compassion shapes moral judgment and action, how it varies across different cultures, and how it may engage specific patterns of neural activation, as well as emerging directions of research.

[Penultimate draft; any citations should be to the final, published version.] Abstract: A traditional idea has it that moral judgment involves more than calculating the consequences of actions; it also requires an assessment of the agent’s intentions, the act’s nature, and whether the agent uses