This psychologist says empathy is not the answer (TED Radio Hour+) TED Radio Hour
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We need to be more empathetic — that's something we hear a lot these days. We're told that empathy is the first step towards solving many of society's problems. Yale psychologist Paul Bloom disagrees. He has given three TED talks and was featured on our episode, Shock Value (https://n.pr/43gUbDE). He's also the author of several books, including Against Empathy: The Case for Radical Compassion. In this bonus episode for TED Radio Hour+, he makes the case that compassion and reason will offer a more positive impact on the world.
To get access to this and other bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you do, all your episodes also become sponsor-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work at NPR. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted
We need to be more empathetic — that's something we hear a lot these days. We're told that empathy is the first step towards solving many of society's problems. Yale psychologist Paul Bloom disagrees. He has given three TED talks and was featured on our episode, Shock Value (https://n.pr/43gUbDE). He's also the author of several books, including Against Empathy: The Case for Radical Compassion. In this bonus episode for TED Radio Hour+, he makes the case that compassion and reason will offer a more positive impact on the world.
To get access to this and other bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you do, all your episodes also become sponsor-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work at NPR. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted
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