Topic

compassion

1 essay on compassion from the Consilium journal. Featuring Carl Rogers, Vaclav Havel, Simone Weil. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Ethics

When Is It Right to Help Someone Who Won't Help Themselves?

Three thinkers on helping those who resist. Rogers says accept the person, not the behavior. Havel says enabling is dishonesty. Weil says attention sees what is actually needed.

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