{"product_id":"philosophical-perspectives-on-empathy-theoretical-approaches-and-emerging-challenges-paperback","title":"Philosophical Perspectives on Empathy: Theoretical Approaches and Emerging Challenges - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Matravers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnik Waldow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpathy-our capacity to cognitively or affectively connect with other people's thoughts and feelings-is a concept whose definition and meaning varies widely within philosophy and other disciplines. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Perspectives on Empathy\u003c\/i\u003e advances research on the nature and function of empathy by exploring and challenging different theoretical approaches to this phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first section of the book explores empathy as a historiographical method, presenting a number of rich and interesting arguments that have influenced the debate from the Nineteenth Century to the present day. The next group of essays broadly accepts the centrality of perspective-taking in empathy. Here the authors attempt to refine and improve this particular conception of empathy by clarifying the intentionality of the perspective taker's emotion, the perspective taker's meta-cognitive capacities, and the nature of central imagining itself. Finally, the concluding section argues for the re-evaluation, or even rejection, of empathy. These essays advance alternative theories that are relevant to current debates, such as narrative engagement and competence, attunement or the sharing of mental states, and the \"second-person\" model of empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book features a wide range of perspectives on empathy written by experts across several different areas of philosophy. It will be of interest to researchers and upper-level students working on the philosophy of emotions across ethics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and the history of philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerek Matravers\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at The Open University. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Philosophy of Art: Eight Case Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2013); \u003ci\u003eFiction and Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2014); and \u003ci\u003eEmpathy\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). He directs, along with Helen Frowe, the AHRC-funded project, Heritage in War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnik Waldow \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. She has published articles on sympathy, the role of affect in the formation of the self and associationist theories of thought and language. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHume and the Problem of Other Mind\u003c\/i\u003es (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52724987920691,"sku":"9781032094502","price":107.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KaqdWi2uFV9781032094502.webp?v=1763697342","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/philosophical-perspectives-on-empathy-theoretical-approaches-and-emerging-challenges-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}