Carol C. Gould

American Philosopher, Political Scientist
Director of the Center for Global Ethics & Politics

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QUOTES We need to work to eliminate the disproportionate influence of money and corporate interests on politics and the media. We need to recognize and constitutionalize the human right to an environment adequate to human health and well-being. Climate change has to be looked at through the lens of global justice. We need to cultivate the democratic personality - someone who is active as well as receptive to others. The faculty of empathy, which involves an understanding of the situation of others and a feeling with and for them is an important element. We need to counter the radical individualism that permeates contemporary life with a more social and interactive perspective; one that respects not only the role of social relations and cooperation, but also the interaction of humans with their environment.