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Book SynopsisEmpathy 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: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives draws together nineteen original chapters by leading researchers across several disciplines, together with an extensive Introduction by the editors. The individual chapters reveal how important it is, in a wide range of fields of enquiry, to bring to bear an understanding of the role of empathy in its various guises. This volume offers the ideal starting-point for t
Trade ReviewI 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 *
Table of ContentsSECTION I. EMPATHY AND MIND; SECTION II. EMPATHY AND AESTHETICS; SECTION III. EMPATHY AND MORALITY
