Yearly Archives: 2009
How the social brain experiences empathy, Part 3
More from the Empathy and the Brain conference. The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: Issues and Implications Daniel Batson (University of Kansas) “I came to empathy by the back door.” Interest in motivation for helping: whether, when we help others, it’s because we … Continue reading
Filed under cognitive science, neuroscience
How the social brain experiences empathy, Part 2
Relations of Children’s Empathy-related Responding to Their Regulation and Social Functioning Nancy Eisenberg (Arizona State University) Empathy is often assumed to be a “moral” emotion, and to have a broad moral relevance. However, a 1982 meta-analysis by Underwood & Moore … Continue reading
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How the social brain experiences empathy, Part 1
I’m in Chicago at the “How the social brain experiences empathy” conference sponsored by the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. I’ve developed an interest in the implications of cognitive science for the law: I’m … Continue reading
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Buffalo Journofail and the “Victory” of Steven Kurtz
The piece by Colin Dabkowski in today’s Buffalo News ArtsBeat section is entitled “A clear case of injustice ends in victory for free speech.” Remember Steven Kurtz? The University at Buffalo professor of art who awoke in 2004 to find … Continue reading
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Journalistic “Objectivity” as Marketing Ploy
From Nancy Nall Derringer: I’m not one of those journalists — and lately, I should add, I don’t consider myself much of one; I feel like I’m on a floe that has broken away from the main icecap and is steadily drifting … Continue reading
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