• Paul Bloom, Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2016)

• Natan Sznaider, The Compassionate Temperament: Care and Cruelty in Modern Society (London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001)

• Ira Rabois, Compassionate Critical Thinking (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)

• Paul Gilbert, Compassion: Concepts, Research and Applications (London: Routledge, 2017)

• Paul Gilbert and Choden, Mindful Compassion: Using the Power of Mindfulness and Compassion to Transform Our Lives (London: Constable and Robinson, 2014)

• Peter Bazalgette, The Empathy Instinct: How to Create a More Civil Society (London: John Murray Publisher, 2017)

• Thomas G. Plante (ed.), The Psychology of Compassion and Cruelty: Understanding the Emotional, Spiritual, and Religious  Influences (Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015)

• Thomas Szasz, Cruel Compassion: Psychiatric Control of Society's Unwanted (New York: Syracuse University Press, 1998)

• Karen Armstrong, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (New York: Anchor Books edition, 2011)

• Roman Krznaric, Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution (London: Rider, 2014)

• Rob Linrothe, Ruthless Compassion (Boston: Shambhala, 1999)

• Pope Francis, Little Book of Compassion: The Essential Reading (London: HarperCollins, 2017)

• Keith Tester, Compassion, Morality and the Media (Philadelphia: Open University Press, 2001)

• Mary Renck Jalongo (ed.), Teaching Compassion: Humane Education in Early Childhood (Cham: Springer, 2014)

• Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Islam on Mercy and Compassion (London: Minhaj-ul-Quran Publication, 2013)

• Ilia Delia, Compassion: Living in the Spirit of St. Francis (Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2011) 

• Khen Lampert, Traditions of Compassion: From Religious Duty to Social Activism (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) 

• Allan Kellehear, Compassionate Cities: Public Health and End-of-life Care ( London: Routledge, 2008)

• Denise Lardner Carmody and John Tully Carmody,  Serene Compassion: A Christian Appreciation of Buddhist Holiness (Oxford: OUP, 1996)

• Emma M. Seppälä, Emiliana Simon- Thomas, Stephanie L. Brown and Monica C. Worline (eds.) , Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017)

• Dalai Lama and Bao Luu, The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (London: Puffin Publishers, 2020)

• Jenny Donovan, Designing The Compassionate City: Creating Places Where People Thrive (New York: Routledge, 2018)

• Justin Caouette and Carolyn Price (eds.), Moral Psychology of Compassion (London: Rowman and  Littlefield,, 2018)

• Marvin Olasky, The Tragedy of American Compassion (Washington: Regnery Publishing, 1992)

• Marshall b. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Indore: Banyan Tree Publishers, 2017)

• Michael Ure and Mervyn Frost (eds), Politics of Compassion  ( London and New York: Routledge,  2014)

• Paul Gibbs (ed.), The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education (Cham: Springer, 2017)

• Sarah EH Moore, Ribbon Culture: Charity, Compassion and Public Awareness (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)

• Sheila C. Moeschen, Acts  of Conspicuous Compassion: Performance Culture and American Charity Practices (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2013)

• Susan D. Moeller, Compassion Fatigue: How the Media Sell Disease, Famine, War and Death (New York: Routledge, 1996) 

• William J. Bennett (ed.), The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993)

• William Voegeli, The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion (Northampton: Broadside Books, 2014)

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