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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
Category: Government & Organizations
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Publish Date: 2016-12-16 16:48:13
Description: We often think that empathy, our capacity "to feel someone's pain," is the ultimate source of goodness. Nothing could be farther from the truth, argues psychology professor Paul Bloom. Scientific studies show that empathy is a capricious and irrational emotion that can cloud people's judgement and even lead to violence and cruelty.
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