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Empathy is the process that allows us to share the feelings and emotions of others, in the absence of any direct emotional stimulation to the self. Humans can feel empathy for other people in a wide array of contexts: for basic emotions and sensation such as anger, fear, sadness, joy, pain and lust as well as for more complex emotions such as guilt, embarrassment and love. It has been proposed that, for most people, empathy is the process that prevents us doing harm to others. Although empathy seems to be an automatic response of the brain to others emotional reactions, there are circumstances under which we do not share the same feeling as others. Imagine, for example, that someone who does the same job as you is paid twice as much. In this case, that person might be very satisfied with their extra salary, but you would not share this satisfaction. This case illustrates the ubiquitous feeling of fairness and justice. Our sense of fairness has also become the focus of modern economic theories. In contrast to the prominent self-interest hypothesis of classic economy assuming that all people are exclusively motivated by their self-interest, humans are also strongly motivated by other-regarding preferences such as the concern for fairness and reciprocity. The notion of fairness is not only crucial in personal interaction with others in the context of families, workplace or interactions with strangers, but also guides people s behaviour in impersonal economic and political domains. This book brings together work from a wide range of disciplines to explain processes underlying empathy and fairness. The expert contributors approach the topic of empathy and fairness from different viewpoints, namely those of social cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, evolutionary anthropology, economics and neuropathology. The result is an interdisciplinary and unitary framework focused on the neuronal, developmental, evolutionary and psychological basis of empathy and fairness. With its extensive discussions and the high calibre of the participants, this important new book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in this topic.

The Novartis Foundation is an international scientific and educational charity which promotes the study and general knowledge of science and in particular encourages international co-operation in scientific research.

Symposium on Empathy and Fairness, held at the Novartis Foundation,
London, 25-27 October 2005.

Editors: Greg Bock (Organizer) and Jamie Goode.

This symposium is based on a proposal made by Chris Frith, Uta
Frith, Tania Singer and Sarah-Jayne Blakemore.

Introduction (Chris Frith).

Embodied simulation: from mirror neuron systems to interpersonal
relations (Vittorio Gallese).

Discussion.

The neuronal basis of empathy and fairness (Tania
Singer).

Discussion.

What's fair? The unconscious calculus of our moral faculty
(Marc Hauser).

Discussion.

Chimpanzees may recognize motives and goals, but may not reckon
on them (Josep Call and Keith Jensen).

Discussion.

Empathy-related responding and prosocial behaviour (Nancy
Eisenberg).

Discussion.

General discussion I.

A social interaction analysis of empathy and fairness (Paul
A. M. Van Lange, Marcello Gallucci, Johan C. Karremans, Anthon
Klapwijk and Chris Reinders Folmer).

Discussion.

Triggering the intentional stance (Raymond A. Mar and C. Neil
Macrae).

Discussion.

Dissociable systems for empathy (R. James R. Blair).

Discussion.

Looking at other people: mechanisms for social perception
revealed in subjects with focal amygdala damage (Ralph
Adolphs).

Discussion.

Models of distributive justice (Jonathan Wolff).

Discussion.

When do we empathize? (Frédérique de
Vignemont)

Discussion.

Cooperation through moral commitment (Robert Frank).

Discussion.

Final Discussion.

Index of Contributors.

Subject Index.

"Recommended to all psychologists as an in-office resource." (Electric Review, March/April 2007)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 11.1.2007
Reihe/Serie Novartis Foundation Symposium
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Infektiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie
Schlagworte Biowissenschaften • Life Sciences • Neuroscience • Neurowissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-470-03059-3 / 0470030593
ISBN-13 978-0-470-03059-2 / 9780470030592
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