Summary of Paul Bloom's Against Empathy

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Empathy is the act of coming to experience the world as someone else does. It is a common definition, but it is also used for everything from yawning contagion in dogs to patient-centered attitudes in human medicine. #2 Empathy is the capacity to understand what another person is going through, and it can be developed and extended through the imagination. It can be a choice to empathize with others, and it can