What John Ruskin thinks about empathy

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English art critic and social thinker (1819 to 1900); author of Unto This Last.

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2 dated positions, c. 1860–1862, in their own words. Our reading of what John Ruskin has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1860–1862

   Our readingPolitical economy that ignores social affection is perhaps the most curious and least creditable delusion

   Their wordsAmong the delusions which at different periods have possessed themselves of the minds of large masses of the human race, perhaps the most curious—certainly the least creditable—is the modern soi-disant science of political economy, based on the idea that an advantageous code of social action may be determined irrespectively of the influence of social affection.

   ↗Unto This Last (1860-1862)gutenberg.org All 21 from this book

3. c. 1860–1862

   Our readingFor now luxury can be enjoyed only by those ignorant of the suffering behind it

   Their wordsLuxury is indeed possible in the future—innocent and exquisite: luxury for all, and by the help of all; but luxury at present can only be enjoyed by the ignorant; the cruelest man living could not sit at his feast, unless he sat blindfold.

   ↗Unto This Last (1860-1862)gutenberg.org All 21 from this book