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Empathy's centrality to morality is heavily debated. Many religious and philosophical traditions have favoured empathy, sympathy, or compassion as key to moral thought, conduct, or motivation. This collection brings together original papers in philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, a...

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Other Authors: Maibom, Heidi Lene, 1969- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Empathy.
Caring.
Ethics.
Empathy
Ethics
Empathie.
Humanité (Morale)
Morale.
empathy.
ethics (philosophy)
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Interpersonal Relations.
Caring
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Empathy's centrality to morality is heavily debated. Many religious and philosophical traditions have favoured empathy, sympathy, or compassion as key to moral thought, conduct, or motivation. This collection brings together original papers in philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, and neuroscience to give a comprehensive overview of the issue, and includes an extensive survey of empathy and empathy-related emotions. It is distinctive in focusing on the moral import of empathy and sympathy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199372843
0199372845
9780199969487
0199969485