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Varieties of Empathy


Varieties of Empathy

Moral Psychology and Animal Ethics

von: Elisa Aaltola

36,99 €

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield International
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 09.02.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781786606112
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 350

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<span><span>Empathy is a term used increasingly both in moral theory and animal ethics, with the suggestion that empathy enhances our moral ability and agency. Yet, its precise meaning is often left unexplored, together with the various obstacles and challenges met by an empathy-based ethic, such as those concerning the ways in which empathy is prone to bias and may also facilitate manipulation of others. These oversights render the contemporary discussion on empathy and animal ethics vulnerable to both conceptual confusion and moral simplicity. The book aims to tackle these problems by clarifying the different and even contradictory ways in which “empathy” can be defined, and by exploring the at times surprising implications the various definitions have from the viewpoint of moral agency. Its main question is: What types of empathy hinder moral ability, and what types enable us to become more morally capable in our dealings with the nonhuman world? During the contemporary era, when valuable forms of empathy are in decline, and the more hazardous, self-regarding and biased varieties of utilising empathy in the increase, this question is perhaps more important than ever. </span></span>
<span><span>Empathy is a term used increasingly both in moral theory and animal ethics. Yet, its precise meaning is often left unexplored. The book aims to tackle this by clarifying the different and even contradictory ways in which “empathy” can be defined.</span></span>
<ol>
<li><span>Projective and simulative empathy </span></li>
<li><span>Cognitive empathy</span></li>
<li><span>Affective empathy</span></li>
<li><span>Embodied empathy</span></li>
<li><span>Reflective empathy</span></li>
<li><span>The limitations of empathy</span></li>
</ol>
<span><span>Elisa Aaltola is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Eastern Finland</span></span>

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