Paul Bloom Against Empathy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Against EmpathyCondition: NewEAN: 9780099597827ISBN: 9780099597827Publisher: VintageFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/01/2018Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 18mmItem Weight: 213gAuthor: Paul BloomLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Case for Rational CompassionISBN-10: 0099597829Description: 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: Science Nature & Math, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Against Empathy

Publication Name: Against Empathy

Title: Against Empathy

EAN: 9780099597827

ISBN: 9780099597827

Publisher: Vintage

Format: Paperback

Release Date: 02/01/2018

Release Year: 2018

Item Height: 198mm

Item Length: 129mm

Item Width: 18mm

Item Weight: 213g

Author: Paul Bloom

Language: English

Subtitle: The Case for Rational Compassion

ISBN-10: 0099597829

Country/Region of Manufacture: GB

Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality

Topic: Society & Culture