Simon Baron-Cohen Quotes
- If we treat another person as essentially bad, we dehumanize him or her. If we take the view that every human being has some good…
- Parents who discipline their child by discussing the consequences of their actions produce children who have better moral development , compared to children whose parents…
- The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems.
- Empathy occurs when we suspend our single-minded focus of attention and instead adopt a double-minded foucus of attention. When our attention lapses into single focus,…
- Empathy is like a universal solvent. Any problem immersed in empathy becomes soluble.
- Empathy is like a universal solvent. Any problem immersed in empathy becomes soluble. It is effective as a way of anticipating and resolving interpersonal problems,…
- Empathy cannot by definition oppress anyone.
- What worries me is that the debate about gender differences still seems to polarize nature vs. nurture, with some in the social sciences and humanities…