In Defense of the Moral Significance of Empathy
It is commonly suggested that empathy is a morally important quality to possess and that a failure to properly empathize with others is a kind of moral failure. This suggestion assumes that empathy involves caring for others’ well-being. Skeptics challenge the moral importance of empathy by arguing...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2014, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-111 |
Further subjects: | B
moral virtues
B Sympathy B Empathy |
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