![]() ![]() Some commentators focus on cognitive empathy. Obviously, you don’t need to feel as if you are drowning to choose to rescue a drowning child. Second, even a fan of empathy should concede that other psychological forces can motivate good actions. First, there is a difference between what is sometimes called “cognitive empathy,” the capacity to understand the thoughts and emotions of others, and “emotional empathy,” the capacity to feel what others feel. I’ll focus mostly on the critical remarks, but Jesse Prinz, Peter Singer, and Sam Harris offer thoughtful parallels to my argument.īefore diving in, it is worth keeping in mind a couple of points. Their reactions were diverse some of them found my argument persuasive-one even called it obvious-while others responded with abject horror. I am grateful to the commentators, even the one who said that my position is what led to the Holocaust. ![]()
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