Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion - Couverture souple

Bloom, Paul

 
9780099597827: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
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ISBN 10 : 0099597829 ISBN 13 : 9780099597827
Editeur : Vintage, 2018

Synopsis

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem.

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, it has the opposite effect in the wider world. As the latest research in psychology and neuroscience shows, we feel empathy most for those we find attractive and who seem similar to us and not at all for those who are different, distant or anonymous. Empathy therefore biases us in favour of individuals we know while numbing us to the plight of thousands. Guiding us expertly through the experiments, case studies and arguments on all sides, Paul Bloom ultimately shows that some of our worst decisions – in charity, child-raising, criminal justice, climate change and war – are motivated by this wolf in sheep's clothing.

Brilliantly argued, urgent and humane, Against Empathy overturns widely held assumptions to reveal one of the most profound yet overlooked sources of human conflict.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including most recently the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science, and for the New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic and Guardian. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby, Against Empathy and most recently The Sweet Spot.

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Éditeur
Vintage
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0099597829
ISBN 13 
9780099597827
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780062339348: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion – How Emotion Undermines Morality, Justice, and Good Policy

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0062339346 ISBN 13 :  9780062339348
Editeur : Ecco, 2018
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