Empathic concern what it is and why it's important / C. Daniel Batson.
| Author/creator | Batson, C. Daniel, 1943- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] |
| Description | 267 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: what empathic concern is -- A definition - and a measure -- Distinguishing empathic concern from personal distress -- Distinguishing it from other things called empathy -- Necessary conditions for feeling empathic concern -- Empathic concern's evolutionary roots -- Varieties of empathic concern -- Part II: why empathic concern is important -- Motivational consequences: the empathy-altruism hypothesis -- Behavioral consequences: interpersonal benefits -- Behavioral consequences: interpersonal liabilities -- Behavioral consequences: intergroup benefits -- Behavioral consequences: intergroup liabilities -- Realizing the potential of empathic concern. |
| Abstract | "Empathy has received a lot of attention since the turn of the millennium. Barack Obama championed it as a vital but underutilized national resource-famously saying in a commencement address at Northwestern University in 2006, "There's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit." As Obama explained two weeks earlier at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, empathy for him meant "to put yourself in other people's shoes-to see the world from their eyes.""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-254) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023006166 |
| ISBN | 9780197610923 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |