The Politics of Empathy: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives on an Ancient Phenomenon
Barbara Weber · Eva Marsal · Takara Dobashi
Jan 2011 · Politische Philosophie und anthropologische Studien Book 1 · LIT Verlag Münster
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This anthology explores the significance and role of empathy in the public sphere. It examines the use of empathy to establish trans-cultural solidarity as well as to motivate people for political action in our ever increasingly multicultural environment. On a more practical level it investigates if empathy can be taught or cultivated. And, if so, are literature or other forms of cultural representations the most adequate and promising methods. The contributions will analyze these and other implications, potentials and weaknesses of empathy on an interdisciplinary and intercultural level.
About the author
Barbara Weber is an assistant professor of political philosophy at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
Eva Marsal is a professor of philosophy at the University of Education Karlsruhe, Germany.
Takara Dobashi is a professor of philosophy and pedagogy at the University of Hiroshima, Japan.
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