Сила доброты. Как с помощью эмпатии менять мир к лучшему

This book is about empathy and the kindness that grows from it. Jamil Zaki argues that empathy is not fixed at birth. He sees it as a skill that people can train and build up. In his view, empathy helps people act with kindness, even at a cost to themselves. He believes this makes the world better.

Zaki is a professor at Stanford University. He has studied empathy in all its forms for more than ten years. The book rests on research findings rather than opinion.

Zaki first looks at what empathy is in theory. He then covers the ways it shows up in daily life. He also offers ways to make empathy a habit. He frames kindness as a struggle that plays out everywhere. It happens in politics, in hospital intensive care units, in schools and in prisons. It also happens on city streets.

His examples range widely. He tells the stories of former neo-Nazis. He looks at ethnic conflict and at schools. He also examines how police deal with the public. Other chapters turn to caring for the sick and to what digital technology can do.

The book suits general readers who want a science-based look at empathy and how to grow it.