Journal article
Respect, Not Compassion
Pages 365 to 367
Cite this article
- LASCH, Christopher,
- Lasch, Christopher.
- Lasch, C.
https://doi.org/10.3917/rdm.032.0365
Cite this article
- Lasch, C.
- Lasch, Christopher.
- LASCH, Christopher,
https://doi.org/10.3917/rdm.032.0365
English
These few pages, drawn out of The Revolt of Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy (1994), warn us against a misplaced compassionate ethos, likely to corrupt civic life and to debase as well the victims as their benefactors.