Empathy : philosophical and psychological perspectives /

In this interdisciplinary investigation of empathy leading researchers from philosophy and psychology explore the its role in our capacity to understand other people and predict what they think, feel, and do; the part it plays in our ethical responses to others; and its importance to our appreciatio...

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Other Authors: Coplan, Amy, Goldie, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this interdisciplinary investigation of empathy leading researchers from philosophy and psychology explore the its role in our capacity to understand other people and predict what they think, feel, and do; the part it plays in our ethical responses to others; and its importance to our appreciation of art and fiction.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xlvii, 382 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-372) and index.
ISBN:0191617407
9780191617409
9780191730931
0191730939