Empathy
. Ed(S): Coplan, Amy; Goldie, Peter
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Description for Empathy
This is a much-needed interdisciplinary investigation of empathy. Leading researchers from philosophy and psychology explore the role of empathy 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. Editor(s): Coplan, Amy; Goldie, Peter. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPN; HPQ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetics, in the understanding of our engagement with works of art and with fictional characters. A fuller understanding of empathy is now offered by the interaction of research in science and the humanities. Empathy: ... Read more
Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetics, in the understanding of our engagement with works of art and with fictional characters. A fuller understanding of empathy is now offered by the interaction of research in science and the humanities. Empathy: ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199539956
SKU
V9780199539956
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About . Ed(S): Coplan, Amy; Goldie, Peter
Amy Coplan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fullerton. Her primary research interests are in philosophy of emotion, aesthetics (especially philosophy of film), feminist philosophy, and ancient Greek philosophy. She has published articles on the nature and importance of emotion and on various forms of emotional engagement with film, including empathy, sympathy, and emotional contagion. She is ... Read more
Reviews for Empathy
I found the volume very stimulating and the breadth of discussion refreshing ... I highly recommend it to people interested in empathy and empathy-related phenomena.
Heidi Lene Maibom, Mind
a must have read for any researcher on empathy not only for researchers on empathy in philosophy.
Eva-Maria Engelen, British Journal of Aesthetics
This book provides a ... Read more
Heidi Lene Maibom, Mind
a must have read for any researcher on empathy not only for researchers on empathy in philosophy.
Eva-Maria Engelen, British Journal of Aesthetics
This book provides a ... Read more