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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xlvii, 382 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-372) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191617407 9780191617409 9780191730931 0191730939 |