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Varieties of Empathy - Moral Psychology and Animal Ethics (Hardcover)
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Varieties of Empathy - Moral Psychology and Animal Ethics (Hardcover)
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Empathy is a term used increasingly both in moral theory and animal
ethics, with the suggestion that empathy enhances our moral ability
and agency. Yet, its precise meaning is often left unexplored,
together with the various obstacles and challenges met by an
empathy-based ethic, such as those concerning the ways in which
empathy is prone to bias and may also facilitate manipulation of
others. These oversights render the contemporary discussion on
empathy and animal ethics vulnerable to both conceptual confusion
and moral simplicity. The book aims to tackle these problems by
clarifying the different and even contradictory ways in which
"empathy" can be defined, and by exploring the at times surprising
implications the various definitions have from the viewpoint of
moral agency. Its main question is: What types of empathy hinder
moral ability, and what types enable us to become more morally
capable in our dealings with the nonhuman world? During the
contemporary era, when valuable forms of empathy are in decline,
and the more hazardous, self-regarding and biased varieties of
utilising empathy in the increase, this question is perhaps more
important than ever.
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