Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
by Paul Bloom
Paul Bloom examines the strengths and limitations of empathy, asking whether feeling another person’s pain is always the best guide to moral action. Against Empathy makes the case for rational compassion: a more deliberate approach to caring, helping, and making ethical decisions.
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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion examines the role of empathy in moral judgment and human relationships.
Paul Bloom presents a case for distinguishing emotional empathy from more deliberate forms of compassion.
The book considers how people might approach helping and ethical decisions through reasoned judgment rather than feeling alone.
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