Podcast Mentions
Regarding the Pain of Others (Picador Modern Classics)
Susan Sontag
Beautifully repackaged as part of the Picador Modern Classics Series, this special edition is small enough to fit in your pocket and bold enough to stand out on your bookshelf. Considered one of the greatest critics of her generation, Susan Sontag followed up her monumental
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The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein cited the title in two episodes to illustrate the idea that compassion is an unstable emotion that needs to be exercised and trained repeatedly. He highlighted Sontag's claim that this emotional skill fluctuates and must be continually practiced. The reference served to support a broader discussion about the social challenges of our time.
Episode: Best Of: The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ Brewing in Our So...
He referenced the book's discussion of compassion as an unstable emotion that must be repeatedly exercised and trained.
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In her book Regarding the Pain of Others, a long essay that she wrote, she talks about how compassion is an unstable emotion, meaning that it actually has to be exercised and trained over and over again because it fluctuates.
Episode: The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ Brewing in Our Social Live...
The conversation referenced Sontag's claim that compassion is an unstable emotion that must be exercised repeatedly.
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She reminded me of an idea from Susan Sontag's book Regarding the Pain of Others about compassion being an unstable emotion, meaning that it's something that actually has to be exercised and trained over and over again because it fluctuates.
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