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1 online resource (219 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I Why Empathy?; 1 The Empathy-Morality Connection; 1.1 Empathy and ethics; 1.2 Defining empathy; 1.3 Moral dimensions of empathy; 2 What is Empathy?; 2.1 Empathy as emotional contagion; 2.2 Empathy as imaginative perspective-taking; 2.2.2 Self-focused imagination; 2.2.3 Other-focused imagination; 2.2.4 Dual-perspective imagination (combination mode); 2.3 From imaginative perspective-taking to empathy; 2.4 A functional account of empathy; 2.5 Conclusion; Part II The Moral Dimensions of Empathy |
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3 The Epistemic Functions of Empathy3.1 Illustration of the epistemic and normative dimensions of empathy; 3.2 Modes of empathic arousal; 3.3 Empathy's epistemic functions; 3.3.1 First function: Gathering information about the other person; 3.3.2 Second function: Understanding others; 3.4 Conditions on empathy's epistemic function; 3.5 Normative and epistemic functions limit each other; 3.6 The personal nature of empathetic knowledge; 3.7 Conclusion; 4 Empathy, Altruism and Normative Ethics; 4.1 Empirical research on the consequences of empathy; 4.2 Interpretation of the empirical data |
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4.3 Problems with using this research in normative ethics4.4 Empathy and moral obligation; 4.5 Conclusion; Part III Empathy and Ethical Theory; 5 Empathy and Moral Deliberation; 5.1 The salience effect, empathetic deliberation, and moral deliberation; 5.2 Empathetic moral deliberation in contemporary normative ethics; 5.3 Empathetic moral deliberation in Kant's impartialist ethics; 5.4 Empathetic bias and empathetic deliberation; 5.5 Empathetic deliberation is not just hypothetical deliberation; 5.6 Conclusion; 6 Empathy, Contractual Ethics, and Justification |
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6.1 Contract theories and public justification6.2 The elements of social contract theory; 6.3 The nature of contractual deliberation; 6.4 Kinds of empathetic deliberation modeled in social contracts; 6.4.1 Rawls' theory of justice; 6.4.2 Gauthier's contractarian ethics; 6.4.3 Harsanyi's equiprobability model; 6.5 Empathetic deliberation, public justification and interpersonal justification; 6.6 Empathy and justificatory reasons; 6.7 Conclusion; Part IV Practical Implications; 7 Empathy and Moral Education; 7.1 Teachable types of empathy; 7.1.1 Others-focused empathy |
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7.1.2 Self-focused empathy7.1.4 Non-perspective-taking empathy; 7.1.5 Avoiding passive empathy; 7.2 How empathy is taught; 7.2.1 Induction or inductive discipline; 7.2.2 Rational, straightforward education; 7.2.3 Modeling empathy; 7.3 The contexts for teaching empathy; 7.3.1 Empathy in the context of care and concern; 7.3.2 Empathy in the context of the compassionate virtues; 7.3.3 Empathy in the context of diversity and multiculturalism; 7.3.4 Empathy in the context of socialization and behavior modification; 7.4 Developing the capacity for empathy |
Summary |
Does empathy help us to be moral? The author argues that empathy is often instrumental to meeting the demands of morality as defined by various ethical theories. This multi-faceted work links psychological research on empathy with ethical theory and contemporary trends in moral education |
Notes |
7.4.1 Factors contributing to empathy development |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Empathy.
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Ethics.
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Nurturing behavior.
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empathy.
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ethics (philosophy)
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Ethics & moral philosophy.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Interpersonal Relations.
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Philosophy.
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Nurturing behavior
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Empathy
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Ethics
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Ethics & moral philosophy.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780230347809 |
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0230347800 |
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