Rediscovering Empathy: Agency, Folk Psychology, and the Human Sciences (Bradford Books)
"This book offers a highly readable introduction to the fascinating topic of empathy and a sound theoretical model of how it functions as a core element of social cognition and as an epistemic foundation for the social sciences. This is the clearest and most compelling interdisciplinary analysis of empathy available, essential reading for philosophers, psychologists, and social scientists."--Bertram F. Malle, University of Oregon"...[A]dmirably complete and impartial...covers a tremendous range of ideas...anyone interested in how one person understands another, or understands a social phenomenon, will find things here to think about..." The Philosophical Quarterly"...[A]n ambitious new account of the simulation theory of folk psychology...a forceful, novel, and engaging defense...warmly recommended..." Mind"Karsten R. Stueber'sRediscovering Empathyis a sustained and powerfully argued critique...important and well-argued..." Philosophical Investigations"Stueber'sRediscovering Empathyarticulates an interesting and highly original defense of empathy as a distinctive method of explanation in the social sciences....an extremely valuable contribution to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind...contains a wealth of fascinating details...." History and Theory"There are many good things to be said about this book. It takes up an important trend in recent (philosophy of) psychology: the growing insight that empathy, or mental simulation, is an integral element in the cognitive mechanisms underlying the application of folk-psychology....provides an accessible and at the same time profound introduction to the topic....rich and stimulating..." dialectica"This book will be of interest for any scholars interested in interpretation, generally speaking, but might be more accessible for philosophers of mind and social science. Cognitive scientists, social psychologists, and social scientists will also find many discussions in the book relevant for their field." metapsychology