The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy

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<P>Empathy plays a central role in the history and contemporary study of ethics, interpersonal understanding, and the emotions, yet until now has been relatively underexplored. <I>The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy</I> is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting field and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors, the <I>Handbook</I> is divided into six parts:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>Core issues</LI><LI>History of empathy</LI><LI>Empathy and understanding</LI><LI>Empathy and morals</LI><LI>Empathy in art and aesthetics</LI><LI>Empathy and individual differences.</LI><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Within these sections central topics and problems are examined, including: empathy and imagination; neuroscience; David Hume and Adam Smith; understanding; evolution; altruism; moral responsibility; art, aesthetics, and literature; gender; empathy and related disciplines such as