Against Empathy
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What’s it about?
Yale psychologist Paul Bloom argues that emotional empathy is a biased, irrational guide that leads to poor decisions and cruelty, advocating for rational compassion instead.
You’ll learn
- Empathy is a spotlight, not a lantern
- Empathy fuels bias and cruelty
- Rational compassion beats empathy
- Use reason, not just feelings