Împotriva empatiei

Paul Bloom argues that empathy can cloud our sense of right and wrong. He doubts that sharing others’ pain makes us kinder. His examples come from politics, the world wars, and private life. He looks at ties among siblings and between parents and children.

This book is for readers who want to know how we make moral choices. It takes a view based on psychology, the study of the mind. Bloom draws on history and his own life. He also uses research by others in that field. He asks us to weigh empathy’s harms against its supposed good. This edition is part of the Carti Cheie series.

Bloom studies how moral thought grows from childhood to adult life. He explores how we grasp the world of things and people. His work covers language, religion, fiction, art, and morals. He studied psychology at McGill and earned his doctorate at MIT. He taught at the University of Arizona, then joined Yale in 1999. He has won awards for work linking psychology and philosophy. His awards also honor his teaching and research into children’s moral growth.