Against Empathy

Informationen zum Autor Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including most recently the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science , and for the New York Times , New Yorker , Atlantic and Guardian . He is the author or editor of eight books, including Just Babies , How Pleasure Works , Descartes' Baby, Against Empathy and most recently The Sweet Spot . Klappentext Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at Yale University. He is an internationally recognised expert on the psychology of language, social reasoning, morality and art. His previous books include Just Babies and How Pleasure Works , and he has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, New Yorker and the Guardian . Bloom has won several awards for his research, articles and teaching, and his ¿Introduction to Psychology¿ class was one of seven selected by Yale to be made available worldwide. His TED talks have been viewed 2.8 million times. Zusammenfassung We think of empathy – the ability to feel the suffering of others for ourselves – as the ultimate source of all good behaviour.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Bloom, Bloom Paul
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2018
• EAN: 9780099597827
• ISBN: 978-0-09-959782-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations, Psychology: emotions, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Neurosciences, Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience