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We have mistaken kindness for niceness—for the soft, the agreeable, the easily given. It is a costly error.
In The Backbone of Kindness, Kevin J. Parker argues that kindness is not a pleasant ornament on human life but its load-bearing structure: the recognition that another person's reality matters, and the quiet discipline on which every form of coexistence finally rests.
Ranging from the inner life of the self to the fate of the living world, and drawing on traditions as varied as Ubuntu, Stoic philosophy, Confucian thought and deep ecology, Parker recovers kindness as our oldest virtue and our most urgent. This is a serious, clear-eyed account of why kindness is strength, not weakness—and why, in a troubled and fractured age, it may be the one thing we cannot afford to forget.
Grounded in five decades of environmental, peace and human rights activism, Parker writes not as a moralist but as a witness, offering kindness as the structure on which a shared life depends.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We have mistaken kindness for niceness-for the soft, the agreeable, the easily given. It is a costly error.In The Backbone of Kindness, Kevin J. Parker argues that kindness is not a pleasant ornament on human life but its load-bearing structure: the recognition that another person's reality matters, and the quiet discipline on which every form of coexistence finally rests.Ranging from the inner life of the self to the fate of the living world, and drawing on traditions as varied as Ubuntu, Stoic philosophy, Confucian thought and deep ecology, Parker recovers kindness as our oldest virtue and our most urgent. This is a serious, clear-eyed account of why kindness is strength, not weakness-and why, in a troubled and fractured age, it may be the one thing we cannot afford to forget.Grounded in five decades of environmental, peace and human rights activism, Parker writes not as a moralist but as a witness, offering kindness as the structure on which a shared life depends. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781764765503
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We have mistaken kindness for niceness-for the soft, the agreeable, the easily given. It is a costly error.In The Backbone of Kindness, Kevin J. Parker argues that kindness is not a pleasant ornament on human life but its load-bearing structure: the recognition that another person's reality matters, and the quiet discipline on which every form of coexistence finally rests.Ranging from the inner life of the self to the fate of the living world, and drawing on traditions as varied as Ubuntu, Stoic philosophy, Confucian thought and deep ecology, Parker recovers kindness as our oldest virtue and our most urgent. This is a serious, clear-eyed account of why kindness is strength, not weakness-and why, in a troubled and fractured age, it may be the one thing we cannot afford to forget.Grounded in five decades of environmental, peace and human rights activism, Parker writes not as a moralist but as a witness, offering kindness as the structure on which a shared life depends. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781764765503
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - We have mistaken kindness for niceness-for the soft, the agreeable, the easily given. It is a costly error.In The Backbone of Kindness, Kevin J. Parker argues that kindness is not a pleasant ornament on human life but its load-bearing structure: the recognition that another person's reality matters, and the quiet discipline on which every form of coexistence finally rests.Ranging from the inner life of the self to the fate of the living world, and drawing on traditions as varied as Ubuntu, Stoic philosophy, Confucian thought and deep ecology, Parker recovers kindness as our oldest virtue and our most urgent. This is a serious, clear-eyed account of why kindness is strength, not weakness-and why, in a troubled and fractured age, it may be the one thing we cannot afford to forget.Grounded in five decades of environmental, peace and human rights activism, Parker writes not as a moralist but as a witness, offering kindness as the structure on which a shared life depends. Seller Inventory # 9781764765503