Empathy Epistemic Problems and Cultural-Historical Perspectives of a Cross-Disciplinary Concept /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lux, Vanessa (Editor), Weigel, Sigrid (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology
• Subjects: Psychology.; Phenomenology.; Psychoanalysis.; Clinical psychology.; Experiential research.; History of Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Psychology Research.

This book digs into the complex archaeology of empathy illuminating controversies, epistemic problems and unanswered questions encapsulated within its cross-disciplinary history. The authors ask how a neutral innate capacity to directly understand the actions and feelings of others becomes charged w...