Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion – How Emotion Undermines Morality, Justice, and Good Policy
by Paul Bloom
Challenges the value of empathy in moral reasoning and proposes rational compassion as a more reliable guide for justice and policy decisions.
About This Book
Paul Bloom examines how empathy influences moral decisions and public policy.
The book contrasts emotional responses with rational approaches to ethics and justice.
Bloom presents evidence that empathy may lead to biased or ineffective outcomes.
Readers are encouraged to consider compassion grounded in reason rather than feeling.
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