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Roots and Collapse of Empathy Human Nature at Its Best and at Its Worst

Hardcover • 2013 • Norwegian Bokmål

Roots and Collapse of Empathy Human Nature at Its Best and at Its Worst

By Stein Bråten

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About the book

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 peopl...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9789027213587

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published year

2013

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Roots and Collapse of Empathy Human Nature at Its Best and at Its Worst

Format

Hardcover

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