Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy

Heidi L. Maibom is Professor of Philosophy at University of Cincinnati, USA. She works on empathy, psychopathology, responsibility, and theory of mind. She has edited Empathy and Morality (2014), co-edited Neurofeminism with R. Bluhm and A.J. Jacobsen (2012), and is currently writing a book on perspective taking.

A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2018"One might assume that the study of empathy would belong to the province of psychology, with its focus on humans' emotional approaches to situations. This comprehensive and richly informative handbook proves that such an assumption would be in error. Edited by a philosopher with a longstanding interest in empathy, this work brings together a number of contemporary philosophers’ perspectives on the subject. ... An important addition to any philosophy and psychology collection. Summing Up: Essential." - R. R. Cornelius, CHOICE"This Handbook helps focus the debate on what empathy is, how it is instantiated, what are its determinants, and how it functions and evolved in the human mind. Some chapters will be uncontentious, and others highly contentious, and that is as it should be if it is to spark discussion and advance the scholarship of empathy as a natural resource for critical social challenges including conflict resolution." - Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge, UK"This is a very impressive collection of new essays: wide-ranging, lively, imaginative, and comprehensive. It promises to be an essential resource for scholars and students." - James Harold, Mount Holyoke College, USA"A necessary resource for anyone interested in empathy, whether they are a seasoned investigator or a student coming to the topic for the first time. The book offers a comprehensive overview of current work on empathy from a wide range of perspectives. It furnishes insights into empathy and Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, neuroscience, psychopathology, gender, film, painting, music, literature, empathic accuracy, and other crucial areas. I am truly excited about this book." - Nancy E. Snow, University of Oklahoma, USA"Overall, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy is fully recommended to all those who aims at pursuing their own research on empathy and on any of the related topics. Suggestions for further and highly specialized reading will be found all over the book as well as in the introduction. The best quality of this book is that it discusses its main topics in all the relevant aspects, bringing together foundational and the newest trends in the philosophy of empathy. Moreover, I would highly recommend this book to the layman brought to it by personal curiosity concerning the charming ad complex phenomena of empathy." - Flavia Felletti, PhD Researcher, University of Duisburg-Essen

• Introduction Heidi L. MaibomPart 1: Core Issues1. Cognitive Empathy Shannon Spaulding2. Affective empathy Heidi L. Maibom3. Empathy, phenomenology, and mindreading Dan Zahavi4. The neuroscience of empathy Christine Cong Guo5. Empathy and mirror neurons Remy Debes6. The evolution of empathy Armin SchulzPart 2: History of Empathy7. Empathy in the aesthetic tradition Derek Matravers8. Empathy in the phenomenological tradition James Jardine & Thomas Szanto9. Empathy in Hume & Smith Imola Ilyes10. Empathy in 20th Century psychology Mark Davis11. Empathy, compassion, and "exchanging self and other" in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Emily McRaePart 3: Empathy and Understanding12. Empathy and understanding reasons Karsten Stueber13. Empathy and knowing "what it’s like" Ian Ravenscroft14. Empathy and direct perception theories Shaun Gallagher15. Empathy and intersubjectivity Josh May16. Empathy and imagination Adam Morton17. Empathy and understanding mental illness Matthew RatcliffePart 4: Empathy and Morals18. Empathy and altruism Thomas Schramme19. Empathy and moral judgment Antti Kaupinnen20. Empathy and moral motivation Alison Denham21. Empathy and moral responsibility David Shoemaker22. Empathy and legal responsibility Ishtiyaque Haji23. Empathy and care ethics Maurice Hamington24. Empathy and medical treatment Per NortvedtPart 5: Empathy in Art and Aesthetics25. Empathy and visual art Noël Carroll26. Empathy in music Jenefer Robinson27. Empathy in literature Eileen John28. Empathy in film Jane Stadler29. Empathy and imaginative resistance Kathleen StockPart 6: Empathy and Individual Differences30. Empathy across cultures Douglas Hollan31. Empathic accuracy William Ickes & Vivian P. Ta32. Empathy and psychopathology Jeanette Kennett33. Gender and empathy Robyn Bluhm.Index