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Why Empathy Matters:the Science and Psychology Of Better Judgment
[Paperback - 2010]
j. d. trout
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Category: Psychology
Sub-category: Psychology
Additional Category: Public Policy
Publisher: Penguin Books | ISBN: 9780143116615 | Pages: 320
Shipping Weight: .295 | Dimensions: 5.48 x .69 x 8.39 inches

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A road map to empathic and efficient decisions and policies, constructed from new insights in the science of human judgment

Faced with another's suffering, human beings feel sympathy and may even be moved to charity. However, for all our good intentions and vaunted free will, we are lousy at making the bigger decisions that actually improve lives. Why? Drawing on his sweeping and innovative research in the fields of psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience, philosopher and cognitive scientist J. D. Trout explains how our empathic wiring actually undermines the best interests of individuals and society. However, it is possible to bridge this "empathy gap" and improve our decision-making. Here, Trout offers a tantalizing proposal- how to vault that gap and improve the lives of not just ourselves but the lives of everyone all around the world.

About the Author

J.D. Trout is a Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. He received his PhD in Philosophy at Cornell University in 1988, and has also taught at Bryn Mawr College and Virginia Tech. His chief interests include the nature of scientific explanation, the psychology of human judgment, scientific realism and intellectual progress, and social/political issues bearing on well-being. He has also published work in epistemology and experimental and theoretical work in spoken language processing.

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