
The Dark Sides of Empathy
By: Fritz Breithaupt, Andrew B. B. Hamilton (Translator)
Paperback | 15 June 2019 | Edition Number 1
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Many consider empathy to be the basis of moral action. However, the ability to empathize with others is also a prerequisite for deliberate acts of humiliation and cruelty. In The Dark Sides of Empathy, Fritz Breithaupt contends that people often commit atrocities not out of a failure of empathy but rather as a direct consequence of over-identification and a desire to increase empathy. Even well-meaning compassion can have many unintended consequences, such as intensifying conflicts or exploiting others.
Empathy plays a central part in a variety of highly problematic behaviors. From mere callousness to terrorism, exploitation to sadism, and emotional vampirism to stalking, empathy all too often motivates and promotes malicious acts. After tracing the development of empathy as an idea in German philosophy, Breithaupt looks at a wide-ranging series of case studies-from Stockholm syndrome to Angela Merkel's refugee policy and from novels of the romantic era to helicopter parents and murderous cheerleader moms-to uncover how narcissism, sadism, and dangerous celebrity obsessions alike find their roots in the quality that, arguably, most makes us human.
Industry Reviews
The deeper you go into this book, the more dominant the dark sides of empathy seem-and the more urgent it is to face them.
* Bavarian Public Radio *Empathy, Fritz Breithaupt shows through an abundant collection of examples, can lead to immoral acts as well as moral ones.
* Neue Zuercher Zeitung *A book well worth reading. It invites you to reflect on an important human, social, and political topic.
* socialnet. *ISBN: 9781501721649
ISBN-10: 150172164X
Published: 15th June 2019
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 288
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
For Ages: 18+ years old
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 14.5 x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.38
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