"If evil is empathy erosion, and empathy erosion……" — Paul Bloom
"If evil is empathy erosion, and empathy erosion is a form of illness, then evil turns out to be nothing more than a particularly awful psychological disorder."
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39 Quotes by Paul Bloom
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Traditionally, psychology has been the study of two populations: university freshmen and white rats.
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Our best hope for the future [...] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize…
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And empathy is narrow; it connects us to particular individuals, real or imagined, but is insensitive to numerical differences and…
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If you like somebody, they look better to you. This is why spouses in happy marriages tend to think that…
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We don't just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response is…
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We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive…
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Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans — language, rationality, culture, and so on. I'd stick with…
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On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of…
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Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future.
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We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance,…
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