Beloved and New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr uses his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity to explore the value and joy in being kind to others.With his trademark bright colors an
Friendship is regarded as crucial to living a good life. But how does friendship make our lives better? Do all friendships make our lives better? What sorts of interactions are necessary for maintaini
It’s no secret that life without love is meaningless. Love is at the heart of all life and the reason we are here. While there are countless books on how to find love or create love, this book offers
Stories of Honor in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate honor as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate s
Stories of Sharing in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate sharing as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separa
Stories of Friendship in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate friendship as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five
Tessie is bright and eager to share all the stories about her life. She talks to her parents, her little brother, the bus driver, her teacher, and her classmates. But when she gets chatty, she’s loud
Explains that helping people in need is an important value that teaches young readers to be respectful, to empathize with others, and how to problem-solve.
Explains why making friends is important to building strong, inclusive communities that are built on respect for other people's values, feelings, and beliefs.
When Lizzie Velasquez was 17 years old, she came across a video online titled "The World's Ugliest Woman"--only to discover that the 8-second viral video featured her. Born with a genetic condition th
Paul Gilbert brings together an international line-up of leading scholars and researchers in the field to provide a state-of-the-art exploration of key areas in compassion research and applications. C
Paul Gilbert brings together an international line-up of leading scholars and researchers in the field to provide a state-of-the-art exploration of key areas in compassion research and applications. C
Finn is not very kind to his classmates, and he cares mostly about himself. He doesn’t help Ahmed or Lily. He shoves Molly and Freddy on the playground. In soccer, he doesn’t play fair. The children a
A number of prominent moral philosophers and political theorists have recently called for a recovery of love. But what do we mean when we speak of love today? Love's Enlightenment examines four key conceptions of other-directedness that transformed the meaning of love and helped to shape the way we understand love today: Hume's theory of humanity, Rousseau's theory of pity, Smith's theory of sympathy, and Kant's theory of love. It argues that these four Enlightenment theories are united by a shared effort to develop a moral psychology that can provide both justificatory and motivational grounds for concern for others in the absence of recourse to theological or transcendental categories. In this sense, each theory represents an effort to redefine the love of others that used to be known as caritas or agape - a redefinition that came with benefits and costs that have yet to be fully appreciated.
To care can feel good, or it can feel bad. It can do good, it can oppress. But what is care? A moral obligation? A burden? A joy? Is it only human? In Matters of Care, María Puig de la Bellacasa prese
A book about the impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have on the world introduces a series of remarkable people whose stories aim to move, surprise, and inspire readers.
How can we understand another person?s feelings, thoughts, words, or behaviour? Through empathy, it is hoped, we might use our imaginations to shift our perspective into another person?s, thereby gras
Today, politicians and intellectuals warn that we face a crisis of civility and a veritable war of words polluting our public sphere. In liberal democracies committed to tolerating diversity as well a
In Friendship, Francesco Alberoni differentiates friendship from other interpersonal relationships and shows that the friendship encounter embodies justice and thus resists dehumanizing societal trend
In this personal and emotionally honest exploration of conflict, the Reverend Nathan C. Walker introduces a creative and compassionate way to develop empathetic responses. He introduces the concept of
This book brings together new essays that explore the connection between love and reasons. The observation that considerations of love carry significant weight in the deliberative process opens up new
