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Paul Bloom on the Psychology of Children, and the Morality of Empathy and Disgust (Conversations with Tyler, Ep. 218)

Paul Bloom, Tyler Cowen · 13 May 2024

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Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.

Their wordsMy argument against empathy is limited. It argues that empathy is a poor moral guide. It leads to bad decisions.

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    Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.

    Their wordsMy argument against empathy is limited. It argues that empathy is a poor moral guide. It leads to bad decisions.

  2. Our reading

    Guests who answer by signalling empathy instead of saying something substantive are a reason to turn a bit more against empathy.

    Their wordsThe signaling-empathy answers I find quite uninteresting, and I think a lot of my listeners do, too. Yet people will just keep on doing this, and I get frustrated. Then I think, “Well, Tyler, you should turn a bit more against empathy for this reason.” And I think that’s correct.

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