Paul Bloom, psychologist and Yale professor, argues that empathy is a bad thing—that it makes the world worse.
00:11 Paul’s brand new book, Against Empathy 05:51 The damage empathy can do 13:01 The difference between empathy and compassion 25:18 Why our moral intuitions aren’t so moral 29:44 Are low empathy people more likely to hurt others? 43:52 Empathy as moral jet fuel 51:23 The costs and benefits of feeling other people’s pain
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