Roots and collapse of empathy : human nature at its best and at its worst
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Roots and collapse of empathy : human nature at its best and at its worst
（Advances in consciousness research, v. 91）
John Benjamins Pub., c2013
- : Hb
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Spanning from care-giving infants and civilian rescuers risking their life to the collapse of empathy in agents of torture and extinction, this unique book deals with and illustrates the altruistic best and atrocious worst of human nature. It begins with infant roots of empathy, then turns to the neurosocial support of empathic participation, and to the nature and nurture of good and ill. It raises questions about how abuse may invite vicious circles of re-enactment, and as to how ordinary people may come to commit torture and mass murders, such as the Auschwitz doctors and the sole terrorist attacking Norway on July 22, 2011.
Table of Contents
- 1. List of figures
- 2. Introduction and overview
- 3. I. Infant roots of empathy and mutual infant-adult attunement
- 4. 1. Empathic participation: When infants feed others and participate in their movements
- 5. 2. Infant and adult in interpersonal communion and upon perturbation
- 6. 3. Empathic distress, moral development and dilemma-processing
- 7. II. Empathy, dialogue, and their blockage
- 8. 4. Empathy and its neurosocial support: Mirror neurons
- 9. 5. Children hurting and comforting, and being victims of abuse and net-bullying
- 10. 6. When nature prevents empathy, while opening for special talents: Autism
- 11. 7. When dialogue breaks down: Submitting to group pressure and a monolithic perspective
- 12. III. From genocide and terrorism to rescue and altruism
- 13. 8. How can ordinary persons become agents of torture and extermination?
- 14. 9. The sole terrorist's attacks on Norway, July 22, 2011
- 15. 10. From civilian rescuers to this question: Is armed violence declining and non-violent revolt increasing?
- 16. Glossary
- 17. Acknowledgments
- 18. References
- 19. Name index
- 20. Subject index
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