{"product_id":"empathy-paperback-softback-9780745670751","title":"Empathy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745670751","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEmpathy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDerek Matravers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745670751, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 January 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.249 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a terrific introduction to the concept of empathy. Matravers takes us on a first-rate tour of the concept, stopping along the way to trace its historical roots, and to examine the role of empathy in morality and aesthetics. I found myself effortlessly whisked along by Matravers� insightful distinctions and engaging examples. If you are new to the philosophy of empathy, this is the book to read. If you are already an expert, Matravers� clear-headed presentation of the theoretical alternatives will help you take the perspective of your competitors.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Heather Battaly, California State University, Fullerton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"Matravers� book provides a very enjoyable, highly nuanced, and historically astute discussion of the concept of empathy and its alleged contribution to understanding other minds, to morality, and to our appreciation of works of art. It constitutes a first-rate introduction to a – philosophically rather confusing – topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Karsten Stueber, author of Rediscovering Empathy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we understand another person's feelings, thoughts, words or behaviour? Through empathy, it is hoped, we might use our imaginations to shift our perspective into another person's, thereby grasping their thoughts and emotions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this insightful new book, Derek Matravers negotiates the evolution of this fascinating concept. He explores the roots of the term in the work of David Hume and Adam Smith, its re-emergence in a new form in nineteenth-century German philosophy, and its resurgence as something different again in contemporary Anglo-American philosophy. In doing so, he explores the important role empathy, in all its forms, has played in the study of the mind, the emotions and aesthetics, and in ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Empathy is an ideal introduction to one of the most absorbing contemporary philosophical debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: Some Historical Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 Some Conceptual Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 Empathy as Simulation\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 A Priori and A Posteriori Empathy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 Re-Enacting the Thoughts of Others\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 Empathy and the Emotions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 Empathy and Ethics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 Empathy and Aesthetics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52253115908376,"sku":"9780745670751","price":16.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745670751.jpg?v=1781271262","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/empathy-paperback-softback-9780745670751","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}