Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198706421 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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His books include The Emotions: APhilosophical Exploration (OUP, 2000), and On Personality (Routledge, 2004), and the co-authored Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art? (Routledge, 2010). She is currently editing a collection on the film Blade Runner for the Routledge series Philosophers on Film.Peter Goldie was the Samuel Hall Chair in Philosophy at the University of Manchester. Her primary resear
"A must have read for any researcher on empathy not only for researchers on empathy in philosophy."--Eva-Maria Engelen, British Journal of Aesthetics"There is much here for deep reflection and the authors are to be commended highly for their enterprise in producing such an enormous, stimulating book on such a difficult and wide-ranging, inter-personal component of human behaviour."--Michael N. Marsh, ESSSAT News & Reviews"I found the volume very stimulating and the breadth of discussion refreshing I highly recommend it to people interested in empathy and empathy-related phenomena." -- Mind
In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetics, in the understanding of our engagement with works of art and with fictional characters. Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. This volume offers the ideal starting-point for the exploration of this intriguing aspect of human life.. The individ
"Excellent book" according to Julio Rique. The authors masterfully write the history of the concept and present current approaches and models in details. I strongly encourage psychologists from all fields to read.. Kids Need Empathy Too Empathy is a very complex subject and there has been a lot of technical research done to contribute to our understanding of the underlying physiological mechanisms. The first section of this book describes the historical background of philosophical thought on the subject of empathy, as well as some of the new information revealed through recent experimental research.If you are primarily interested in the scientific research done on the subject of empathy I would recommend a slightly older paperback book: "The Social Neuroscience of Empathy" by Decety and Ic