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Blanchet, Robert (2020). Empathy as the opposite of egocentrism – why the simulation theory and the direct perception theory of empathy fail. Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy, 39(4):751-759.
This paper presents a new, third-personal account of empathy that characterizes empathy as being sensitive to others’ concerns as opposed to remaining stuck in one’s egocentric perspective on the world. The paper also demonstrates why this account is preferable to its two main rivals, namely the simulation theory of empathy, and the direct perception theory of empathy.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Cinema Studies |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 700 Arts
900 History |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Social Sciences & Humanities > Philosophy |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Empathy, theory of mind, social cognition, moral psychology, Zahavi, Gallagher, Goldman |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 1 September 2020 |
| Deposited On: | 27 Jan 2020 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Sep 2024 03:32 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0167-7411 |
| Additional Information: | The final publication is available at Springer via: https://rdcu.be/brjRB |
| OA Status: | Green |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-018-09630-5 |
Blanchet, Robert