Against empathy : the case for rational compassion /

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem; a source of prejudice, not kindness. We think of empathy - the ability to feel the suffering of others for ourselves - as the ultimate source of all good behaviour. But while it inspires care and protection in personal relationships...

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Huvudupphovsman: Bloom, Paul (Författare, medförfattare)
Materialtyp: Bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: London : Vintage, 2018.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • Other people's shoes
  • The anatomy of empathy
  • Doing good
  • The politics of empathy
  • Intimacy
  • Empathy as the foundation of morality
  • Violence and cruelty
  • Age of reason.