Empathy and the Evolution of Compassion: From Deep History to Infused Virtue
This article poses a challenge to contemporary theories in psychology that portray empathy as a negative force in the moral life. Instead, drawing on alternative psychological and philosophical literature, especially Martha Nussbaum, I argue that empathy is related to the virtue of compassion and th...
Subtitles: | Is empathy immoral? |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Open Library of Humanities$s2024-
[2017]
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In: |
Zygon
Year: 2017, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 258-278 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Empathy
/ Sympathy
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NCB Personal ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Martha Nussbaum
B infused virtue B Evolutionary Anthropology B Misericordia B Compassion B Empathy B practical wisdom prudence B Moral Psychology |
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Volltext (doi) |