Against Empathy

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at Yale University. He is an internationally recognised expert on the psychology of language, social reasoning, morality and art. His previous books include Just Babies and How Pleasure Works, and he has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, New Yorker and the Guardian. Bloom has won several awards for his research, articles and teaching, and his ‘Introduction to Psychology’ class was one of seven selected by Yale to be made available worldwide. His TED talks have been viewed 2.8 million times.

出版者:Bodley Head

作者:Paul Bloom

页数:304

出版时间:2016-12

价格:GBP 14.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781847923158

图书标签:认知与心理psychologyPaul_Bloomsoldempathy

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem; a source of prejudice, not kindness.

We think of empathy – the ability to feel the suffering of others for ourselves – as the ultimate source of all good behaviour. But while it inspires care and protection in personal relationships, it has the opposite effect in the wider world. As the latest research in psychology and neuroscience shows, we feel empathy most for those we find attractive and who seem similar to us and not at all for those who are different, distant or anonymous. Empathy therefore biases us in favour of individuals we know while numbing us to the plight of thousands. Guiding us expertly through the experiments, case studies and arguments on all sides, Paul Bloom ultimately shows that some of our worst decisions – in charity, child-raising, criminal justice, climate change and war – are motivated by this wolf in sheep's clothing.

Brilliantly argued, urgent and humane, Against Empathy overturns widely held assumptions to reveal one of the most profound yet overlooked sources of human conflict. It demonstrates with absolute clarity that, when faced with moral decisions, we must choose reason and compassion, not empathy, as our guides.

读后感

在日常生活中，我确实会有一些关于共情上面的困惑。即朋友在向我讲述自身的遭遇时，我不是很清楚自己到底要站在什么立场上来发表自己的言论。但是有一点很明确就是很少共情，我大多数是站在局外人的角度讲述利弊，当然这也会带来偶尔的无奈。相比较之下当我自己站在事件讲述者...  

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说实话, 这本书争议大, 褒贬不一, 在 Amazon 上评分也不高. 毕竟有同情心有爱心在大多数人眼中是好的而不是坏的. 不过最近看了 "知否知否应是绿肥红瘦" 这个宅斗剧才明白这一点 以前压根不看这种宫斗宅斗剧, 但是 "知否" 这部剧的主题曲太好听了, 就想着看看. 里面的两个大反派...  

The main point of this book as I understand it: strong emotions create strong cognitive bias, which hinders sensible decision making. To me this is a reasonable point to make. However, the title of the book is more extreme than the actual content of the boo...  

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达尔文说得对，适者生存！人类的一畏同情心理会害得整个族群走向灭亡！

达尔文说得对，适者生存！人类的一畏同情心理会害得整个族群走向灭亡！

达尔文说得对，适者生存！人类的一畏同情心理会害得整个族群走向灭亡！