188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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Empathy is one of the most talked about and widely studied concepts of recent years. Some argue it can help create a more just society, improve medical care and even avert global catastrophe. Others object that it is morally problematic. Who is right? And what is empathy anyway? Is it a way of feeling with others, or is it simply feeling sorry for them? Is it a form of knowledge? What is its... Read more
1. What is Empathy?
2. Empathy and Understanding Others
3. Empathy and Feeling for and with Others
4. Empathy and Morality
5. Empathy and Art
6. Empathy and Mental Disorder
7. The Future of Empathy Studies.
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Biography
Heidi L. Maibom is Professor of Philosophy at University of Cincinnati, USA. She is editor of The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy (2017) and Empathy and Morality (2014), and co-editor of Neurofeminism with R. Bluhm and A.J. Jacobsen (2012). She is currently writing a book on perspective taking.
