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Compassion plays a large role in the Syrian refugee crisis. Given its pivotal role in many systems of ethics, I think it’s also a good concept for students to explore not simply for their intellectual growth but also for their emotional development. There are a few readings in Emerging that you can use to frame this discussion:
If you wanted to substitute a reading, consider the Dalai Lama’s “Ethics and the New Genetics.” Although his explicit concern (like Fukuyama) is genetic technologies, the Dalai Lama’s writing is saturated with compassion and his call for a moral compass in relation to technology can be applied to other world crises, including that of the Syrian people.
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