Ethical reasoning versus empathic bias: a false dichotomy?

Trends Cogn Sci. 2023 Nov 13:S1364-6613(23)00264-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.10.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDoes empathy necessarily impede equity in altruism? Emerging findings from cognitive and affective science suggest that rationality and empathy are mutually compatible, contradicting some earlier, prominent arguments that empathy impedes equitable giving. We propose alternative conceptualizations of relationships among empathy, rationality, and equity, drawing on interdisciplinary advances in altruism research.PMID:37968204 | DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2023.10.006
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