Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion – How Emotion Undermines Morality, Justice, and Good Policy
by Paul Bloom
Paul Bloom examines how empathy shapes moral judgments, ideas of justice, and public policy. Against Empathy questions whether emotional identification reliably leads to better decisions, and presents rational compassion as a possible alternative for thinking about ethical choices and social consequences.
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Against Empathy examines the place of empathy in moral decision-making.
Paul Bloom considers how emotion may influence judgments about morality and justice.
The book also explores the relationship between empathy and public policy.
It presents a case for rational compassion as an alternative to relying primarily on emotional responses.
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