![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I argue that empathy…is biased,” says Paul. If we’re not able to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes to feel their pain, then aren’t we lacking a fundamental piece of what makes us human?Īgainst Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion author Paul Bloom disagrees, but give him a chance before you condemn him as some kind of cold-blooded psychopath. We tend to think of the capacity to feel empathy as a good thing. This may seem infuriatingly negative at first glance, but trust us - it will all make sense as you listen to the episode. But Paul Bloom, developmental psychologist and author of Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion, rejoins us at The Art of Charm to talk about why we should take a deeper, logical look at the notion of empathy so we don’t misdefine and misapply it in ways that do us - and others - more harm than good. Most of us are taught from an early age that empathy is an important part of being a “good” person. ![]()
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