Author : Heidi Lene Maibom
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199969477
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Empathy and Morality by : Heidi Lene Maibom
Download or read book Empathy and Morality written by Heidi Lene Maibom and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empathy's centrality to morality is heavily debated. Many religious and philosophical traditions have favoured empathy, sympathy, or compassion as key to moral thought, conduct, or motivation. This collection brings together original papers in philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, and neuroscience to give a comprehensive overview of the issue, and includes an extensive survey of empathy and empathy-related emotions. It is distinctive in focusing on the moral import of empathy and sympathy.