"Compassion is the basis of all morality." – Arthur Schopenhauer. Explain how compassion serves as a vital compass for a civil servant working in underdeveloped rural regions.

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Gandhi, Tagore, Ambedkar.

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Arthur Schopenhauer Quote, Compassion as Basis of Morality, Rural Administration

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