Our better angels: Empathy, sympathetic reason, and pragmatic moral progress

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dc.citation.epage86en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage66en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber9en_US
dc.contributor.authorSorrell, K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T12:02:19Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T12:02:19Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.departmentProgram in Cultures, Civilization and Ideasen_US
dc.description.abstractThe article explores research on neuroscience, empirical psychology, and primatology supporting an emphatic understanding of human nature. Topics discussed include the Darwinian paradigm, the book "The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society," by Frans de Waal, and the loyalty of people to a nation, group, or religion. Also mentioned are the views of science journalist Maia Szalavitz, child psychiatrist Bruce Perry, and psychologist Steven Pinker on empathy.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.5406/pluralist.9.1.0066en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1944-6489
dc.identifier.issn1930-7365
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/12643en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Illinois Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5406/pluralist.9.1.0066en_US
dc.source.titlePluralisten_US
dc.subjectMirror Neuronsen_US
dc.subjectMonkeysen_US
dc.titleOur better angels: Empathy, sympathetic reason, and pragmatic moral progressen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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