Podcasts about Against Empathy

What if your empathy is hurting your clarity? In this powerful episode, we dismantle the myth that "feeling everything" makes you more perceptive — and show you how to think like Sherlock Holmes instead.We dive into the neuroscience of emotional regulation, the Stoic approach to calibrated concern, and Paul Bloom's provocative insights from Against Empathy. You'll discover the difference between empathy, compassion, and detached concern, and why mastering that difference is essential for detectives, decision-makers, leaders, and anyone seeking truth in a noisy world.

Blake Baxter and I dive into the book titled Against Empathy by Paul Bloom. As Blake puts it, "empathy has been weaponized against autism." Listen in to hear more about both autism and the concept of empathy.

Intention seems to be the main yardstick we use to measure our impact as individual givers. We say, “if our hearts are in the right spot, that's all that matters,” but is that really true? Are our hearts the only barometer for the good we do in the world? This week, learn a better way to get to impact through intention with Aaron Miller.How to Help Podcast: https://how-to-help.com/podcast/How to Help Blog: https://how-to-help.com/blog/Against Empathy: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/against-empathy-paul-bloom?variant=32122194853922The War for Kindness: https://www.warforkindness.comThe Ballard Brief: ballardbrief.org______________________________________________________Check out the new 5 minute video introduction to giving and philanthropy:https://vimeo.com/824985963______________________________________________________Start your Micro-Philanthropy journey today through the free course: https://www.udemy.com/course/micro-philanthropy_paycheck/

What if we could harness the power of the internet to make kindness go VIRAL? That's the topic of this conversation with Chris Anderson -- Chris has run TED (of the famous TED talks) for the last twenty years, and recently wrote a book called "Infectious Generosity", which seeks to understand the nature of human kindness, and find ways to make it spread in the digital age. A crucial issue in these divisive times! Expect lots of evolutionary psychology, a dissection of why the media is broken, some deep internet history, and how to improve (and win at!) the attention game. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:20 - Infectious Generosity 00:13:09 - How the Internet Has Changed 00:30:50 - Role of News Media 00:37:08 - Evolution of Generosity 00:50:04 - Effective Giving 00:53:28 - Intent vs Consequence 01:01:30 - Religion and Generosity 01:08:59 - The Audacious Project 01:22:41 - Giving What You Can Pledge 01:26:54 - Is Chris Competitive? 01:36:35 - Future of TED Links ♾️ Infectious Generosity by Chris Anderson https://www.infectiousgenerosity.org/ ♾️ Thinking Fast and Slow https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... ♾️ Media Moloch Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRz54... ♾️ The Mystery Experiment - a Study of Generosity https://bigthink.com/the-present/gene... ♾️ Against Empathy by Paul Bloom https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ♾️ Atheism 2.0 by Alain de Botton TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oe6H... ♾️ The Audacious Project https://www.audaciousproject.org/ ♾️ Project Vesta https://www.vesta.earth/ ♾️ Liv's TED talk - The Dark Side of Competition in AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX_vN... ♾️ The Giving Pledge - http://givingwhatwecan.org/winwin Credits ♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree ♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei ♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.

Petra Hartlieb spricht mit Johanna Sebauer über ihren Debütroman "Nincshof", in dem es um ein Dorf im Burgenland geht, das unbedingt vergessen werden will. Sie ergründen, was die politische Bewegung des "Oblivismus" ist, wie stark "Pusztafeigenschnaps" ist und ob es "Irrziegen" wirklich gibt.Nachdem die Autorin aus ihrem neuen Werk eine Stelle vorgelesen hat, stellt Ihnen FALTER-Redakteurin Daniela Krenn zwei weitere Bücher vor.Zu den Büchern:"Nincshof" von Johanna Sebauer: https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783832168209/nincshof"Pageboy" von Elliot Page: https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783103975000/pageboy"Against Empathy" von Paul Bloom: https://www.thalia.at/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1046668462 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is Paul Bloom. Paul Bloom is a renowned psychologist, professor and author currently teaching at Yale University and University of Toronto. He's published many books including "Descartes' Baby", "How Pleasure Works", "Just Babies", "Against Empathy", "The Sweet Spot", and the topic of today's conversation, "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind".In this episode, we'll be discussing a broad summary of the field and findings of psychology, touching on its various branches and exploring the complexities of human behavior. We talk about whether psychology is a real science. We talk about the reality of the unconscious mind. We talk about the legacy of Freud, the advantages of self-delusion, the hard problem of consciousness, artificial intelligence and its implication for rival theories of human language and for the future of art. We talk about the potential dangers of AI misalignment, the definition of intelligence, nature versus nurture and much more. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

My guest today is Paul Bloom. Paul Bloom is a renowned psychologist, professor and author currently teaching at Yale University and University of Toronto. He's published many books including "Descartes' Baby", "How Pleasure Works", "Just Babies", "Against Empathy", "The Sweet Spot", and the topic of today's conversation, "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind". In this episode, we'll be discussing a broad summary of the field and findings of psychology, touching on its various branches and exploring the complexities of human behavior. We talk about whether psychology is a real science. We talk about the reality of the unconscious mind. We talk about the legacy of Freud, the advantages of self-delusion, the hard problem of consciousness, artificial intelligence and its implication for rival theories of human language and for the future of art. We talk about the potential dangers of AI misalignment, the definition of intelligence, nature versus nurture and much more. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Paul Bloom. Paul Bloom is a renowned psychologist, professor and author currently teaching at Yale University and University of Toronto. He's published many books including "Descartes' Baby", "How Pleasure Works", "Just Babies", "Against Empathy", "The Sweet Spot", and the topic of today's conversation, "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind".In this episode, we'll be discussing a broad summary of the field and findings of psychology, touching on its various branches and exploring the complexities of human behavior. We talk about whether psychology is a real science. We talk about the reality of the unconscious mind. We talk about the legacy of Freud, the advantages of self-delusion, the hard problem of consciousness, artificial intelligence and its implication for rival theories of human language and for the future of art. We talk about the potential dangers of AI misalignment, the definition of intelligence, nature versus nurture and much more. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

Like many other buzzwords, the word ‘empathy' has been thrown around so much that it has begun to mean something entirely different. When we hear the word empathy, we often think it to be something that is entirely positive and helpful, but what if this is not the case? In reading Paul Bloom's Against Empathy, I've found that much of the assumption around empathy can be misplaced and misunderstood.  Empathy has its place. And, of course, it has value – when put in the appropriate context. But ultimately, what many executives I speak with are finding (paired with very interesting research), a misinterpretation of empathy is forcing us to lose sight of a bigger picture. We are so focused on an individual that we can make irrational decisions that aren't beneficial to a larger initiative or organization.  From actually promoting biases (we are empathic with our own type of people) to innumeracy (this one person is more important than the 100 or 1000 others) to increasing our stress levels (increased empathy has shown higher suffering later in the week), our perspective can be skewed with too much empathy. And with organizations going full-tilt in training and learning initiatives towards promoting empathy, businesses can be hurt and negatively impacted due to this misunderstanding.  Empathy is good from a moral and humanity perspective, but it must be paired with logic, reasoning and compassion. Our learning and development initiatives need to provide empathy training within context, and teach the additional skill sets with it.  As the world changes so quickly, and the very important recognition of the human beings that we work with, we have an obligation, from a business focus, to differentiate logic and emotion, and use these inputs to inform effective decisions to help businesses survive. Those that don't will surely be left behind.  More is on the podcast, and it's a fun exercise to think, ourselves, about our own ability to feel, to give weight and compassion to others. Rather than blindly follow a basic learning agenda, we all know that context is vital as we build our own philosophy on interpersonal activity and relationships. I'll leave that as your thought of the week! Your Title Goes Here Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. 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Click Here for an Unedited Transcript of the Podcast Hey folks, welcome to Bellwether episode 119. Today we're talking about empathy and the case against it. , if  you know  me, pause for a second. Did he say that right? Did he say what? I think he's gonna say, no empathy. No empathy. 0:18 If  you know  me,  you know  me well, um, you know,  my feelings on buzzwords and how generally when something is everywhere, it's often misinterpreted and taught in the wrong kind of way. And we, we think about things and we overdo it. We completely overdo these things. And I read an interesting book recently by Paul Bloom, uh,  I think it's called Against Empathy. 0:40 Um,  and it makes a really compelling case. And I, I instantly went to the workplace and, and the things going on in the workplace about how, um,  we're, we're, we're teaching and pushing too much empathy, that it's affecting the way our businesses can move forward. And, um,  and so like all the buzzwords, humility, vulnerability, um,  resiliency, all of these have been, have been just thrown around so much that they've lost their meaning and they start to mean something entirely different. Um,  and, and we often think of it as,  you know,  naturally positive and helpful, but as the meaning changes, we don't really mesh those two things together. 1:19 And so, um,  empathy has its place. I have to start off, empathy has its place, but when it comes to being a good person, when it comes to making good decisions, we need to think of something. We need to use something different besides empathy. And one of the, I mean, the biggest challenge I have with empathy is a lot of it becomes down to the word should. I think the word should be eliminated from the, the English language. 1:42 It's so judgmental. And, and,  you know,  to say that you should do something, it should be something, uh, you know,  I hate that and, and, um,  can't stand it. So I, I don't like to use that, but a lot of empathy. Um,  but a lot of, a lot of these buzzwords should, isn't a buzzword, but humility, resiliency, empathy, vulnerability, all of these, I mean, those are kind of like the main four. 2:06 I'm sure there are others. Um,  and they just get blasted. People say, oh,  this is a buzzword, and let me do a, a, a training on it and a coaching on it. And it's just the surface level. 2:15 I, I read psychology today and I'm gonna put it out. And, um,  there's no full understanding of what these words really mean, and it leads to negative results. And that's what I think is happening to empathy. And it's beyond the workplace. It's,  you know,  it's in society and everything else. Um,  so let's talk about, let's, I guess I should kick it off by telling you that empathy is good, but there are many meanings of empathy. 2:39 And empathy is good when it's contained within its compartment, I guess we'll call it, we'll call it a compartment. Um,  some people would say it means kindness and goodness in a broad sense, and I might agree with that. Um,  some believe it involves understanding people. And, and there's a morality point of it. Um,  the way Paul Bloom defined it in his book against Empathy, um,  he said it was feeling the feelings of other people. 3:16 And I have a quote here. It says, by empathy, I mean feeling the feelings of other people. So if you're in pain and I feel your pain, I am feeling empathy toward you. If you're being anxious, I pick up your anxiety. 3:27 If you're sad, I pick up your sadness. I'm being empathic. And that's different from compassion. Compassion means I give your concern weight, I value it, I care about you, but I don't necessarily pick up your feelings. 3:38 And this is an important distinction. Um,  when we think about the workplace, and we think about beyond the workplace, actually, we're all human beings. We're all interact with community. I don't know why I always say it's for the workplace, but it's, um,  when you give someone someone's concerns weight, and you show value, and you show respect, that's compassion. 3:58 We don't need to take this work on ourselves, and we need to compartmentalize it within the bigger picture. And I'm gonna give a few examples of how empathy can be negative, um,  and misinterpreted and, and do that. But  you know,  initially, right, we pick up someone's anxiety, we pick up someone's negativity, we pick up someone's sadness, we try to do all of these types of things. And, um,  first of all, you can't. 4:26 You can't, right? All you could do, one of my favorite sayings is we don't see things as they are. We see things as we are. So we can't really fully pick up the feelings of anyone else. 4:35 1 All we're doing is punishing ourselves when we see someone else have a tragedy or a problem or a challenge or something like that. Um,  so when we take a look at the studies, one, it increases stress on you, the empathic individual. And I, I am an empathic individual. I know what you are thinking.  You know,  there's a thing called cognitive empathy, which we'll talk about in a little bit. It's like,  I can kind of guess what you're thinking. We're the only species on the planet that could do that. 5:04 1 It's kind of neat. Growing up in a family of six kids, you kind of know, you get feelings down pretty quickly. Um,  so when we think about the studies one, um,  it increases stress studies who are shown empathic, uh,  items at the beginning of the week. So increase suffering later in the week rather than good items. We seek out the negative. So when we're teaching people to be more empathic and telling people to be more empathic, we're actually telling them to look for suffering and pain. 5:36 So that's not a good thing, obviously. Um,  studies that show when, when coming to making decisions, empathy is the spotlight that, uh,  helps you focus on one small inconsequential thing while missing the bigger picture. So your decision making is affected. Um,  we have this inability to pair,  you know,  it's emotional. 5:59 Empathy is emotional. And when I do a lot of work with my clients, we're talking about the logic versus emotion kind of conundrum, right? What makes sense? Where's the reasoning behind that? Um,  but stress is emotional and everything else as well. 6:11 And, and, um,  how do we avoid letting this emotion, takeover fairness and, and smartness and, and reasoning and, and everything else. So, um,  so there's a lot of studies that show that empathy used in the wrong context can be negative. And I'm sure if you paused and thought for a minute about the misery that is your life, , um,  the, the stress that we feel, I'm sure you could probably make a link, um,  to empathy driving a lot of those things up, up the channel. Now, it doesn't mean don't care about other people, it's not what I'm saying, of course. Um,  but let's go through some of these. 6:56 I've got a few categories, um,  that Sade put in, and it, it's really, really good. Uh,  first, your bias steers your empathy, um,  which is wild. So most of the people pushing for empathy are also the ones speaking a lot about unconscious bias and all of these biases that we have in the workplace. Empathy is really tied up a lot in the diversity and inclusion thing. Um,  and it should not be okay. 7:26 Um,  and we see that a lot.  You know,  we saw that with, um,  I always go back to George Floyd because that's when it was just so visible and, and loud. Um,  and the discussion was there. White people were actually paying attention. 7:41 So I always kind of go back to that. Um,  but we, when we talk about empathy, we're empathic to, to people like us, right? We are empathic to people. We, we've got our little communities and we've got the people that look like us, and we've got all those types of things. And so when we tie it up with diversity and inclusion and empathy and everything else, the people on the receiving end of your empathy almost want to throw it out the window and say, you don't understand what I feel. 8:08 You don't understand these types of things. And, um,  and we saw that with George Floyd and all the white people were trying to be empathic to black people. And, and , in conversations I had with, with black people that I didn't know, they were like,  shut the hell up, right? This isn't like,  you don't get it, you just don't get it, and you're not gonna get it because you haven't grown up and lived it. 8:27 And so, um,  we feel less empathy for people who aren't in our own culture because we connect with our, our people, we connect with our fellow humanity, whether it's people of the same language, people of the same skin color, people of the same hair, color, eye color, whatever it is. Like  that's, um,  it doesn't mean that we're disruptive to that, but we're,  you know,  we're social beings and we have our little kind of groups and, and, and we do that. So, um,  people who aren't in our culture, you see tragedy, you see pain, you see all of these types of things, but when they're across the sea, it doesn't really matter to you, right? You see, you get a little bit of sadness, but then you move on with your day, you see it like down the street or with your neighbor, and all of a sudden it's a different kind of level. So, um,  when we think of empathy, it's, it's generally focused on a single person, one person where I'm feeling what you're feeling and that one person is a spot, gets a spotlight on them, and you get this one big light on this one person, but there are so many people not included in the spotlight. 9:35 And so that bias that I is naturally built into that to say, I'm just focused on you. I don't care about anybody else. Those people out of the spotlight are very relevant as well. Which brings us to the next challenge. 9:46 Beyond bias is en numeracy. Because we only care about one person, it forces us to not care about the a hundred or a thousand or, um,  bigger picture people. It forces us to make bad decisions, maybe unethical decisions. Um,  there's this constant, and I think about this in terms of corporate, right? 10:05 And, and kind of an example that's not really about empathy, but it's about more about the one person type of thing. Um,  there's this consistent pendulum swing at work. We get power to the people, um,  power to the corporate, power to the people, power to the corporate. And, and what we see now with the people who wanna work from home is saying, I'm more productive. Working from home is, is generally the line that goes, I wanna work from home because I as an individual and more productive, the business wants people back. Because fine, you as an individual in your little silo, magic world may be more productive. The business collectively is not more productive, which is why we want people back in the office. 10:43 And, um,  and just like that, in that same way, empathy focuses on one person, not the many other things that are relevant, not the bigger picture, not, it skews your perspective. It skews your general productivity. It skews your focus to say that this is, we're giving more weight to this one individual than it should probably be. Whereas there is a bigger organization going on, there is a bigger picture going on. And how do we rather than say, I give your concern weight, let me input this into the bigger picture of what the business is. Fine, you wanna work from home, maybe it is two days a week, but there is a bigger picture business picture of doing everything else. Um,  fine. You have this concern or challenge, um,  or sadness or pain or whatever it is. 11:25 I will recognize that I give it weight. Uh,  I feel compassion for you, but at the end of the day, there's a bigger picture than just you. Um,  which is a little dark and, and a difficult way to say it, but it's true. And that's the way to do it. Um,  but there's also another aspect to this in terms of using empathy, um,  to manipulate other people. And that's the one last thing that I'll, I'll throw in before we go on to kind of what to do with, um,  really good empaths. And I've known this from experience because I am a really good empath. Um,  and I never thought about it like this, is, I always used to joke that I can make people do whatever it is that they didn't want to do. Um,  and generally it was around drinking. Like,  I can get, we'll go out, Hey, let's go party hard, let's,  you know,  whatever. Um,  but in this Machiavellian sort of way, really good people at really good empaths can manipulate other people to, to different types of mens. 12:33 Now I've chosen to use my, my wicked powers for good . Um,  not everyone who's an empath has this, right? There are, they call dark empaths, right? And they're high in, they're narcissistic and they're psychopaths and, and whatever. I'm not, I'm not that crazy. 12:48 1 I'm, I'm probably halfway there, but I'm not fully crazy. Um,  but it, there is this phenomenon that, that people can manipulate other people by using empathy to get them to do what they wish them to do. Uh,  and in, in a sense, it's not, empathy is not the opposite of self-interest. It, it's actually very well tied into self-interest. 13:10 Um,  and so that's just an interesting kind of side point just to kind of drive that hammer home on why the empathy thing is misinterpreted. Um,  or at least too big. It's too big. Um,  what are we looking for in an organization, right? 13:22 We, the training that comes on why empathy is so important, and, and we're teaching this to kids and feel the other feelings and everything else. What we want from an organization is we want security. And that you have my back. Um,  not that you feel my feelings, right? I wanna be respected as a human being. I wanna be heard, but I don't want, I, I don't want, um,  pity. I don't want people to say, oh,  I know how you feel because you don't. Um, um,  and so when we think about structuring a culture or raising our children, uh,  how do we, how do we pair this, this fine distinction, um,  in terms of developing our personal cultures around us and developing our leaders and managers at the workplace and, and, and getting our kids raised and and up. 14:13 Um,  what does empathy really mean? And how do you teach a child to recognize someone else's feelings, but not take that on, not take on the feelings, compartmentalize it, recognize it, bigger picture. How do we teach not just empathy, but also logic and reasoning and compassion, right? All of these things go in to understand all of,  you know,  that's fine that you feel this way. 14:42 I recognize that it's a, a challenge and, and everything else. Um,  here's how I may be helpful within the context of something else. Like,  there's, there's a way to do that. We have to give ourselves lanes, um, um,  and what's appropriate, especially in the business sense. 14:54 Cause that's always just where my head is. Um,  but from there we have to review what empathy really means. And, and I do think probably if you were to take a look at your l and d program and what they've got on empathy, you could probably just throw it in the garbage, um,   because we've all sat in these things. Here's my, here's my thing on it. 15:13 And  you know,  I probably shouldn't have waited till the end of this, but like,  my problem is nobody likes these learning and development things that are out there right now because we're being told what to do. We're to being told to be empathic. We're to being told to do this. We're being, we should be this, and you should be that. Nobody wants to be told what they should be. 15:28 And that's what makes it so annoying, and that's why people don't like it. And when we're talking about empathy, what we should be doing is explaining empathy within the context of reason and logic and compassion and everything else, so that people can make their own interpretation of what's appropriate within the context of whatever situation that they're in. And the person teaching it has to understand what the hell they're talking about so that they can answer the questions and do the follow up, and get people to fully understand it so that they can articulate their own individual kind of thing. So that's my, anyway, that, that was just a little aside. Sorry about that. Um,  anyway, have a great week. It's good fodder for thought, right? 16:07 1 And, and I'm, I told my wife I was gonna do this, and sh and she's been challenging me. Everything. She's like,  empathy is amazing. Empathy is so important, and we're all human beings. It's empathy, empathy, empathy. Um,  and we're going toe to toe on it. She's asked me a couple questions I couldn't answer, so I still have my research to do as well. Uh,  but this is an interesting book against empathy. 16:25 It's, um,  I think it's valid, I think as we all work towards developing our people and the instant assumptions that we're making on what's appropriate from an educational, adult educational perspective, and what are we, um,  pushing for in a culture, right? Empathy has just been thrown in. We just assume that it should be there, maybe not. Okay. 16:48 And let's, let's kind of replace it with something a little more, a little more reasonable. So have a wonderful week as always. I wish you the best. And, um,  speaking of it's mental health awareness month. 17:02 So do good things for that. That'll be the podcast next week. Have a wonderful week. I'll talk to you soon. Thanks everybody and see ya. Bye.

Apologies everyone, we've been compelled to break our 'golden rule' of interspersing decoding episodes with interview episodes. However, the opportunity to talk to the well-known psychologist, Professor Paul Bloom. There are so many reasons to talk to Paul: first, he's a walking, talking cornucopia of knowledge across so fields in psychology that fascinate Chris and Matt. He's also a prolific author, most recently of "Psych- The Story of the Human Mind", and previously with "The Sweet Spot" about pleasure and pain, and the controversial "Against Empathy". He's also a great educator, having created a bunch of open learning resources in introductory and moral psychology. In addition to the new book "Psych", which offers a layperson's introduction to psychology he is ALSO producing a new podcast with friend of the cast and no slouch at psychology himself, Very Bad Wizard/Psychologist, Dave Pizarro. OK, that's enough reasons. There are probably more reasons, but we have provided enough. And anyway, who says we have to justify our guests and our interview to decoding schedule. We are free agents! We have agency... right?In any case, you cannot complain too much as we felt bad and have thus included in the short intro segment a "mini" (40min!) decoding of the recent appearance of academic/political pundit, Matthew Goodwin, on Triggernometry. And it's a spicy one...Next up Oprah! Coming soon...LinksPaul Bloom & Dave Pizarro's Psych PodcastPaul Bloom's New Book: Psych- The Story of the Human MindPaul's New Ted Talk on The surprising psychology behind your urge to break the rulesTriggernometry- Matt Goodwin: We're in the Post-Populist EraNew Statesman- Going native: How Matthew Goodwin became part of the right-populist movement he once sought to explain.Eliezer Yudkowsky's Tweet about bombing the WIV

Kan man være imod empati? Eller er det at møde andre med empati det bedste, man kan gøre, i en kompleks verden?    De fleste mennesker er enige om, at verden ville være et bedre sted, hvis folk var mere empatiske. Men siden psykologen Paul Bloom i 2016 udgav bogen ‘Against Empathy' er forskere inden for alt fra psykologi og filosofi til neurovidenskab og antropologi begyndt at diskutere, hvorvidt empati udelukkende er for det gode.   I denne samtale fra Bloom festival 2022 tages empatien til eftersyn, når filosoffen Dan Zahavi, psykologen Signe Vangkilde og antropolog og biolog Andreas Roepstorff diskuterer empatiens fordele og ulemper – og hvad empati dybest set er.   Carlsbergfondet støtter Bloom, der er gratis og i år afholdes den 26.-28. maj. Læs mere om festivallen og årets navne på Bloom.ooo

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit nonzero.substack.com1:46 Paul's new book, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind 12:13 Does psychology need more evolutionary thinking? 20:33 Freud and Skinner and parts in between 30:47 Mind-body dualism's enduring intuitive appeal 33:16 ChatGPT and the human mind: compare and contrast 38:22 Are cognitive biases overblown? 47:59 A brief note about the podcast 51:24 Implicit biases, memory, and other topics covered in the book Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded March 07, 2023. Comments on BhTV: http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/65784Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPodsFacebook: https://facebook.com/bloggingheads/Podcasts: https://bloggingheads.tv/subscribe

How does the brain — a three-pound gelatinous mass — give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind. Shermer and Bloom discuss: neuroscience • human nature • religion • souls • consciousness • Freud • sex and desire • Skinner • development • language • perception • memory • rationality • appetites • differences and disorders • the good life • happiness. Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity, and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including, most recently, the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Natureand Science, and for the New York Times, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic Monthly. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Against Empathy, Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby, The Sweet Spot, and Psych: The Story of the Human Mind.

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Paul Bloom about major themes in psychology. They discuss how he wrote his latest book, Psych, and some of the origins of the book. They talk about dualism and understanding the brain, consciousness, and why we should still study Freud. They also discuss Piaget's contributions to psychology, how serious is the replication crisis, core personality, the future of psychology and many more topics. Paul Bloom is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. Paul's interests are on morality, pleasure, and development. He is the past president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology and co-editor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. He is the author of numerous books such as Against Empathy, The Sweet Spot, and his latest book, Psych, which you can purchase here. You can find much of his research and writing at his website. Twitter: @paulbloomatyale This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit convergingdialogues.substack.com

2:22 Paul's upcoming book, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind 18:42 Bob's upcoming book, tk 24:27 Are psychopaths high in (cognitive) empathy? 33:29 How good are we at perspective taking—and how can we get better? 40:28 Elon Musk's apparent cognitive empathy deficit 49:57 Is cognitive empathy a biological adaptation? 1:06:10 Is it even possible to understand the minds of others? 1:16:47 Paul's budding interest in perversity Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded November 8, 2022. Comments on BhTV: http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/65252 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloggingheads Facebook: https://facebook.com/bloggingheads/ Podcasts: https://bloggingheads.tv/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nonzero.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Strange Love - Developing Empathy With Intention (or: How I Learned To Stop Calculating And Love The Cause), published by EdoArad on October 1, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Tl;dr: if you are intellectually convinced that a cause is important, but you don't emotionally empathize with the people or animals affected, you can develop this emotional empathy intentionally. When Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla first heard that Charity Entrepreneurship wanted to incubate a charity devoted to shrimp welfare, he was pretty sceptical. He'd cared about animal rights for a long time, but this still seemed like a deeply weird idea. However, over the course of the CE incubation program, he learnt some things which shifted his perspective. He discovered that 350 billion shrimp per year are farmed for food. Even if there was only a tiny chance that shrimp are sentient, astronomical numbers like that meant that he should take the issue seriously. Andrés gradually became intellectually convinced that shrimp welfare could be a very important cause, but he was not yet emotionally invested. He decided that it was important to emotionally connect to the cause. When covid lockdowns lifted, he went to visit a shrimp farm and actually witness the beings he would be helping, an experience that he found extremely powerful. He now runs the Shrimp Welfare Project. He says that he feels deep empathy for shrimp, as well as being intellectually convinced that it is important to improve their welfare. He even has a shrimp tattoo on his arm! EAs sometimes say that they feel intellectually compelled by the arguments that they should care about the suffering of non-human animals, future people, digital beings, or some other group of sentients who are outside of our typical moral circle, but they struggle to have emotional empathy for the suffering of this group. However, in my experience, this is not a fixed fact about a person - you can work to develop empathy for beings who are very different to you, or distant from you in time or space. In this post, we offer some advice on how to do this. Why should I develop more empathy? It's not necessarily a problem to have a mismatch between your beliefs and your emotions. In Radical Empathy, Holden Karnofsky suggests that we should care intellectually about many beings and causes that we don't care about emotionally. The opposite is also true - in his book Against Empathy, Paul Bloom argues that our intuitive emotional caring might lead to bad choices. EAs are generally somewhat suspicious of ‘warm fuzzies', and it's a central aspect of EA that we should be guided more by our brains than our guts when it comes to altruism. However, there are some reasons why people might want their empathy to match their beliefs: Congruence: it's easier to decide what to do if our emotional intuitions and our considered beliefs line up. When they conflict, we are more unsure about how to act, or how to think about unfamiliar scenarios. Motivation: you might feel unmotivated to work on the causes you care about if you don't feel enough empathy for beings who benefit Understanding other EAs: even if you don't want to work on (for example) ending insect suffering yourself, developing some empathy for insects might help you better understand people who do This post is about aligning our intuitive emotional empathy with our cognitive, intellectual empathy. How can I develop more empathy? Here are some suggestions for how to develop empathy. In general, detailed knowledge creates empathy (particularly for people who are already empathetic by nature). If you want to empathize with a certain type of being, try to find out more about their lives and their troubles, or imagine in detail what it's like to be them. Learn more about the beings you want to empathize with

Paul Bloom, a professor of psychology at Yale University, wrote the book Against Empathy a decade ago.  Listen to find out how it applies to public policy and why it should be disavowed, at least, according to Jared.   We also used some new outro music which we do not own the rights to.  Don't sue us, Nintendo.   Like and subscribe Send us an email at 395productioncompany@gmail.com to chat.   Thanks!

Successful startups create and build long-term relationships. Building long-term relationships requires us to empathise with others.Starting and sustaining any new business is a huge challenge and requires deep reserves of energy. As a result, startup entrepreneurs typically feel compelled to tell other people what they do because no-one will do it for them. But whilst this personal promotion sounds logical, ‘telling' people about our work doesn't help us to understand them – and thus build empathy.In this enthralling episode, communications and language specialist Derek Utley (81), reflects on his life and how and why taking the time to create empathy with others is a fundamental building block in the development of our business and personal lives.Learn more about the special guestA lover of languages and teaching, Derek Utley took up his first post as a teacher of Spanish and French at Charterhouse School in 1963. Nearly twenty years later Derek co-founded York Associates, a highly successful language training and intercultural communications company used by many multi-national organisations. Now retired, Derek is a keen community volunteer leading weekly walks and helping people in the north-east plant trees.Subscribe to the podcastIf you enjoy the Startup Survival Podcast and want to receive news and notifications of upcoming episodes, subscribe here.A bit of podcast author background...UK-based Peter Harrington set up his first business following graduation in York in 1989. He has since started and grown several companies in various sectors including research, marketing, design, print, educational software and consultancy. Over the last 30+ years, Peter has employed over 1,000 people and experienced many highs and a few lows including burglaries, floods, fire and of course the most recent pandemic.As well as being the CEO with the SimVenture team, Peter is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at London South Bank University.Big thanks to LSE Generate, the SimVenture Team and Seajam Moths for supporting the Startup Survival Podcast.Find Guest details and all Reference SourcesThe full podcast series together with additional materials, guest details and hyperlinks to all episode reference sources is available on Peter Harrington's Blog 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Entrepreneurship'.  

¿Qué hay para mi dentro del Resumen de Lecturas Recomendadas del programa Conocimiento Experto El Punto Optimo de Paul Bloom? Encuentra el punto clave del Hedonismo entre el Dolor y la Recompensa, descubre tu Sentido de Pertenencia. Adquiere el Libro: https://amzn.to/35yrEzs Accede a nuestro grupo privado en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conocimientoexperto Monetiza tus Redes Sociales: https://impactoexperto.com/ Participa del Reto 60/100 para ser una Mejor Versión: https://conocimientoexperto.com/reto60100 Accede a mi sito oficial y desarrolla tu modelo de negocio: https://www.salvadormingo.com/ Accede al Programa Principios Experto: https://conocimientoexperto.com/principios Obtén mi libro: https://amzn.to/2KmHMXa Mis programas: * Programa Principios Experto: https://conocimientoexperto.com/principios * Libro Conocimiento: https://www.conocimientoexperto.org/unavidaconproposito * Programa Posicionamiento de Expertos en Internet: https://conocimientoexperto.com/programaexperto * Más contenidos gratuitos: https://www.conocimientoexperto.org * Aplicación Móvil Conocimiento Experto: https://www.conocimientoexperto.org/apps/ * Programa Conocimiento Experto Elite: https://conocimientoexperto.com/elite Mis redes: * Sígueme En Instagram en: https://www.instagram.com/salvadormingo/ * Sígueme en Facebook en: https://www.facebook.com/Conocimientoexperto * Sígueme en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SalvadorMingoConocimientoExperto * Sígueme en Twitter en: https://twitter.com/s_mingo ¿Qué tal si te esfuerzas en el gimnasio, haciendo esa última sentadilla mientras tus muslos tiemblan por el esfuerzo? Parece un castigo, pero siempre hay una recompensa. Siempre hay una gratificación al final de estas pruebas. Entonces, ¿Qué tiene esa sensación, esa mezcla de placer y dolor? ¿Por qué muchos de nosotros microdisfrutamos de experiencias incómodas como ésta? ¿Es nuestra forma de coquetear con nuestra mortalidad? Todos sabemos que en algún momento nos encontraremos con la muerte, así que tal vez sea una forma de obligarnos a recordar que la vida está hecha para ser sentida. Por lo que si quieres descubrir como llegar a este punto entre lo que No Disfrutamos en relación aquello que nos beneficiara si lo hacemos... De acuerdo, sí, con cierta perspectiva, el tipo de dolor que acabo de describir puede leerse como "trivial": un sufrimiento fugaz e instantáneo, por un momento de placer. Entonces, ¿Qué pasa con las decisiones más serias o más significativas que tomamos voluntariamente y que también tienen como resultado el potencial de dolor? ¿Como ir a luchar a una guerra o donar un riñón? ¿Qué ocurre ahí? ¿Por qué muchos de nosotros nos apuntamos a eso? Estos son algunos de los enigmas en los que se adentra El Punto Clave. No pretende ser la autoridad sobre el apetito humano por el dolor y el sufrimiento, pero sí comparte algunas ideas interesantes que pueden hacernos reflexionar. Edición Noviembre 2021 Paul Bloom es profesor de psicología en la Universidad de Toronto y profesor emérito de psicología Brooks y Suzanne Ragen en la Universidad de Yale. Su investigación explora la psicología de la moralidad, la identidad y el placer. Bloom ha recibido numerosos premios y distinciones, entre ellos el Premio de Investigación Klaus J. Jacobs, dotado con un millón de dólares. Ha escrito para revistas científicas como Nature y Science, y para el New York Times, el New Yorker y el Atlantic Monthly. Es autor o editor de ocho libros, entre ellos Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby y, más recientemente, Against Empathy. Enfoque Sentido de Pertenencia, Estado de Flujo y Entrar en la Zona Se Firme Salvador Mingo Conocimiento Experto #Hedonismo #PaulBloom #EstadodeFlow

¿Qué hay para mi dentro del Resumen de Lecturas Recomendadas del programa Conocimiento Experto El Punto Optimo de Paul Bloom? Encuentra el punto clave del Hedonismo entre el Dolor y la Recompensa, descubre tu Sentido de Pertenencia.Adquiere el Libro: https://amzn.to/35yrEzsAccede a nuestro grupo privado en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conocimientoexpertoMonetiza tus Redes Sociales: https://impactoexperto.com/Participa del Reto 60/100 para ser una Mejor Versión: https://conocimientoexperto.com/reto60100Accede a mi sito oficial y desarrolla tu modelo de negocio:https://www.salvadormingo.com/Accede al Programa Principios Experto: https://conocimientoexperto.com/principiosObtén mi libro: https://amzn.to/2KmHMXaMis programas:* Programa Principios Experto: https://conocimientoexperto.com/principios* Libro Conocimiento: https://www.conocimientoexperto.org/unavidaconproposito* Programa Posicionamiento de Expertos en Internet: https://conocimientoexperto.com/programaexperto* Más contenidos gratuitos: https://www.conocimientoexperto.org* Aplicación Móvil Conocimiento Experto: https://www.conocimientoexperto.org/apps/* Programa Conocimiento Experto Elite: https://conocimientoexperto.com/eliteMis redes:* Sígueme En Instagram en: https://www.instagram.com/salvadormingo/* Sígueme en Facebook en: https://www.facebook.com/Conocimientoexperto* Sígueme en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SalvadorMingoConocimientoExperto* Sígueme en Twitter en: https://twitter.com/s_mingo¿Qué tal si te esfuerzas en el gimnasio, haciendo esa última sentadilla mientras tus muslos tiemblan por el esfuerzo?Parece un castigo, pero siempre hay una recompensa. Siempre hay una gratificación al final de estas pruebas.Entonces, ¿Qué tiene esa sensación, esa mezcla de placer y dolor? ¿Por qué muchos de nosotros microdisfrutamos de experiencias incómodas como ésta? ¿Es nuestra forma de coquetear con nuestra mortalidad? Todos sabemos que en algún momento nos encontraremos con la muerte, así que tal vez sea una forma de obligarnos a recordar que la vida está hecha para ser sentida. Por lo que si quieres descubrir como llegar a este punto entre lo que No Disfrutamos en relación aquello que nos beneficiara si lo hacemos...De acuerdo, sí, con cierta perspectiva, el tipo de dolor que acabo de describir puede leerse como "trivial": un sufrimiento fugaz e instantáneo, por un momento de placer. Entonces, ¿Qué pasa con las decisiones más serias o más significativas que tomamos voluntariamente y que también tienen como resultado el potencial de dolor? ¿Como ir a luchar a una guerra o donar un riñón? ¿Qué ocurre ahí? ¿Por qué muchos de nosotros nos apuntamos a eso?Estos son algunos de los enigmas en los que se adentra El Punto Clave. No pretende ser la autoridad sobre el apetito humano por el dolor y el sufrimiento, pero sí comparte algunas ideas interesantes que pueden hacernos reflexionar. Edición Noviembre 2021Paul Bloom es profesor de psicología en la Universidad de Toronto y profesor emérito de psicología Brooks y Suzanne Ragen en la Universidad de Yale. Su investigación explora la psicología de la moralidad, la identidad y el placer. Bloom ha recibido numerosos premios y distinciones, entre ellos el Premio de Investigación Klaus J. Jacobs, dotado con un millón de dólares. Ha escrito para revistas científicas como Nature y Science, y para el New York Times, el New Yorker y el Atlantic Monthly. Es autor o editor de ocho libros, entre ellos Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby y, más recientemente, Against Empathy.Enfoque Sentido de Pertenencia, Estado de Flujo y Entrar en la ZonaSe FirmeSalvador MingoConocimiento Experto#Hedonismo#PaulBloom#EstadodeFlow

What is kindness and why does it matter? One of my New Year's resolutions for 2022 is to be kinder to others. So, in this episode, I'm learning more about what being kind means — spoiler alert, it doesn't mean always being nice — and why that matters.My guest Sebastian Boo is a trainer, tutor and researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the founder of Kindness Advantage Ltd, a company that brings kindness training to the workplace. So he knows what he's talking about when it comes to kindness. During our discussion, we explore what kindness is — in particular why it might not mean what we tend to think it means — why it matters and what we can practically do to be kinder.Aside from having a fascinating conversation with Sebastian, the other reason for getting him onto the show is to publicise my resolution so there's hopefully more chance of me sticking to it. Let's see...During our discussion we talk about:Kindness Advantage https://kindness-advantage.com/Kindness: A Pocket Guide https://kindness-advantage.com/the-bookProfessor David Canter's ( ) research on measuring kindness entitled ‘Development of a measure of kindness' https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351889065_Development_of_a_measure_of_kindnessAn interview with Professor Paul Bloom on his book Against Empathy: https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/19/14266230/empathy-morality-ethics-psychology-compassion-paul-bloom
Against Empathy - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Against_Empathy/op67CwAAQBAJ?hl=enThe study undertaken at Coca Cola Span on acts of kindness called Everyday Prosociality in the Workplace: The Reinforcing Benefits of Giving, Getting and Glimpsing - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317355148_Everyday_Prosociality_in_the_Workplace_The_Reinforcing_Benefits_of_Giving_Getting_and_Glimpsing
The Isle of Skye - https://www.isleofskye.com/

In this episode, I talk to renowned developmental psychologist Paul Bloom about the pleasures of suffering. We start by discussing the value of suffering in pursuit of meaning and make the distinction between unforeseen tragedy and chosen suffering. Paul also elaborates on BDSM and horror as examples of benign masochism⎯activities that people find comfort and enjoyment in despite the experience of fear. We also touch on the topics of meditation, Buddhism, attachment, parenting, and empathy.BioPaul Bloom is professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen professor emeritus of psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity, and pleasure. Dr. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honors including most recently the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science and for the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Atlantic Monthly. He's the author or editor of eight books including Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby, Against Empathy, and most recently, The Sweet Spot. Website: paulbloom.net/Twitter: @paulbloomatyaleTopics00:01:57 The Sweet Spot00:03:57 Suffering is necessary to pursue purpose00:05:31 Why we choose to suffer 00:08:43 The post-traumatic growth debate 00:18:48 Using religion to cope with suffering 00:24:05 Heredity, morals, and responsibility in parenting00:28:51 The multiplicity of human motivation 00:33:26 Benign masochism in BDSM 00:38:49 The calculus of pain and pleasure00:48:40 Do relationships demand bias? 00:53:18 Is every bias zero sum? 00:57:28 The value of suffering, pain, and horror in imagination

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Paul Bloom concerning suffering, pleasure, and meaning. They discuss the reasoning for Paul writing his new book on the darker side of pleasure and make the distinction between chosen and unchosen suffering. They question whether one should always finding meaning in suffering and talk about some of the illusions of reality. They talk about the notion of contrast and discuss the importance of aversive fictions and the role of imagination. They define meaning and how people aim to seek meaning and value from different types of suffering. They also discuss Paul's previous book on empathy and provide distinctions between cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and compassion. They talk about how one can view empathy in different aspects of clinical therapeutic practice. They also discuss having more balanced ways of seeing the complexities of humanity and many other topics.  Paul Bloom is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. Paul's interests are on morality, pleasure, and development. He is the past president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology and co-editor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. He is the author of numerous books such as Against Empathy and his latest book, The Sweet Spot, which you can purchase here. You can find much of his research and writing at his website. Twitter: @paulbloomatyale

Jusqu'où iriez-vous par empathie pour quelqu'un ? Pourriez-vous annuler un week-end prévu de longue date, pour aider un ami en pleine rupture ? Échanger votre plat préféré contre celui d'une collègue, qui n'aime finalement pas ce qu'elle a commandé? Ou même accepter un rendez-vous auquel vous n'avez pas envie d'aller, juste pour ne pas vexer l'autre ? Savoir écouter, partager les peines, les joies, comprendre et soutenir… Tout cela relève de l'empathie, une capacité extrêmement valorisée dans notre société. L'OMS la reconnaît même comme « une compétence psychosociale essentielle qui devrait être enseignée à l'école ».Mais à force de vouloir toujours combler les désirs de l'autre, l'empathie ne pourrait-elle pas devenir toxique ? Notamment pour les personnes qui l'expriment trop, faute d'écouter leurs propres émotions ? Et envahissante pour les personnes qui la reçoivent, incapables de “donner autant” ? Est-ce plus facile pour certaines personnes que pour d'autres, d'éprouver de l'empathie ? Et pour les personnes qui en sont dépourvues, est-il possible de l'apprendre ? Dans cet épisode, la journaliste Léna Coutrot raconte son histoire d'amour avec Adrien, son ex-copain (trop) empathique. C'est notamment à cause de cela que leur relation s'est terminée. Pour mieux comprendre comment on peut finir par étouffer quelqu'un par notre bienveillance, elle n'est pas retournée voir son ex mais a tendu son micro à François. Lui s'épuise à force de répertorier les préférences et désirs de tous ses proches dans son carnet mental, avant de les exaucer un à un. Elle est aussi allée interroger Noa, salariée de l'association En Avant Toutes qui prend en charge les personnes victimes de violence et doit parfois se protéger contre sa propre empathie. Enfin, pour comprendre jusqu'où va l'empathie et comment la distinguer de la compassion, Léna Coutrot interroge Olga Klimecki, une chercheuse allemande en psychologie et neurosciences, co-autrice de l'ouvrage "Altruisme pathologique”, paru en 2012 aux éditions de l'Université d'Oxford, qui a mené des études d'apprentissage de la compassion. Quelques références sur le sujet :- Against Empathy, the Case for Rational Compassion de Paul Bloom (et un article qui vulgarise ce livre) - Un article scientifique du même auteur sur l'empathie et la compassion- L'étude des chercheurs italo-israéliens abordée dans cet épisode, sur la transmission génétique et culturelle de l'empathie cognitive et de l'empathie émotionnelle.-

I dagens episode skal du få være med tilbake i biblioterapi. Du hører meg reflektere rundt menneskers empatiske evner. Hva vil de si å være mindful, emosjonelt intelligent og empatisk? Er empati en utelukkende positiv egenskap, eller er dette også et slags emosjonelt navigasjonssystem som kan være feiljustert? Hvis du lurer på om du kan karakteriseres som en empatisk person, finnes det en test du kan ta i sidebar på WebPsykologen underover skriften "Hvor empatisk er du?". Den gir deg ikke et entydig svar på kvaliteten av dine empatiske evner, men den sier noe om hvor god du er til å lese følelser i andres ansikt. Den er litt gøy, selv om den ikke må tillegges alt for mye vekt.Før vi drar igang med dagens hovedsegment, som også er delvis basert på boka til Paul Bloom, «Against empathy», skal du få høre litt hva den fremragende og intellektuelt oppegående norske komikeren, Dag Sørås, tenkte da han leste «Against Empathy». Det er hentet fra showet hans, «Emokrati», fra 2018, og dersom du vil høre hele showet, er det tilgjengelig på Youtube. Ett av poengene i dagens episode, og hovedpoenget til Dag Sørås, er at empati ikke nødvendigvis er så prisverdig som man forestiller seg. Er egentlig mye empati kjennetegnet på en moralsk høyverdig og altruistisk person, eller er det egentlig et karakteristisk trekk hos egoister. Er de empatiske menneskene egentlig selvsentrerte empati-egoister?Støtt SinnSyn på PatreonVil du har mer SinnSyn hver måned kan du gå til min Patreon-side. Her finner du over hundre poster med eksklusivt materiale. Her er det flere episoder av SinnSyn, mentale øvelser, masse videomateriale og jeg leser bøkene mine, kapittel for kapittel, slik at Patreon til slutt huser lydbokversjonen av mine tre bøker. Hvis du finner verdi her på SinnSyn, vil ha mer SinnSyn hver måned, og har lyst til å støtte prosjektet, slik at jeg kan holde hjula i gang her på podcasten, er et abonnement på Patreon av stor betydning for dette prosjektet. Du kan selv velge beløp per måned, og beløpet vil altså gi deg et medlemskap på mitt såkalte mentale treningsstudio. Jeg vil også benytte anledningen til å takke alle dere som allerede er Patreon supportere. Det er lyttere som dere som sørger for at lysene er på her inne på SinnSyn uke etter uke, måned etter måned, år etter år. Det er kostnadskrevende på mange måter å drive denne podcasten, men jeg elsker å gjøre det, og med støtte fra Patreon-lyttere kan jeg prioritere SinnSyn hver uke! Tusen takk for det!Før jeg avslutter episoden, skal du få en klok definisjon på empati fra en ledende amerikansk professor, Brené Brown. Her presenterer hun fire fasetter ved empati, og som vanlig serverer hun dette med innsikt og tyngde. Jeg anbefaler dere å sjekke ut Brené Brown, enten på Youtube, Tedtalks, hennes egen podcast eller noen av bøkene hun har skrevet. Dette er en dame med integritet og en vanvittig god formidlingsevne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I dagens episode skal du få være med tilbake i biblioterapi. Du hører meg reflektere rundt menneskers empatiske evner. Hva vil de si å være mindful, emosjonelt intelligent og empatisk? Er empati en utelukkende positiv egenskap, eller er dette også et slags emosjonelt navigasjonssystem som kan være feiljustert? Hvis du lurer på om du kan karakteriseres som en empatisk person, finnes det en test du kan ta i sidebar på WebPsykologen underover skriften "Hvor empatisk er du?". Den gir deg ikke et entydig svar på kvaliteten av dine empatiske evner, men den sier noe om hvor god du er til å lese følelser i andres ansikt. Den er litt gøy, selv om den ikke må tillegges alt for mye vekt.Før vi drar igang med dagens hovedsegment, som også er delvis basert på boka til Paul Bloom, «Against empathy», skal du få høre litt hva den fremragende og intellektuelt oppegående norske komikeren, Dag Sørås, tenkte da han leste «Against Empathy». Det er hentet fra showet hans, «Emokrati», fra 2018, og dersom du vil høre hele showet, er det tilgjengelig på Youtube. Ett av poengene i dagens episode, og hovedpoenget til Dag Sørås, er at empati ikke nødvendigvis er så prisverdig som man forestiller seg. Er egentlig mye empati kjennetegnet på en moralsk høyverdig og altruistisk person, eller er det egentlig et karakteristisk trekk hos egoister. Er de empatiske menneskene egentlig selvsentrerte empati-egoister?Støtt SinnSyn på PatreonVil du har mer SinnSyn hver måned kan du gå til min Patreon-side. Her finner du over hundre poster med eksklusivt materiale. Her er det flere episoder av SinnSyn, mentale øvelser, masse videomateriale og jeg leser bøkene mine, kapittel for kapittel, slik at Patreon til slutt huser lydbokversjonen av mine tre bøker. Hvis du finner verdi her på SinnSyn, vil ha mer SinnSyn hver måned, og har lyst til å støtte prosjektet, slik at jeg kan holde hjula i gang her på podcasten, er et abonnement på Patreon av stor betydning for dette prosjektet. Du kan selv velge beløp per måned, og beløpet vil altså gi deg et medlemskap på mitt såkalte mentale treningsstudio. Jeg vil også benytte anledningen til å takke alle dere som allerede er Patreon supportere. Det er lyttere som dere som sørger for at lysene er på her inne på SinnSyn uke etter uke, måned etter måned, år etter år. Det er kostnadskrevende på mange måter å drive denne podcasten, men jeg elsker å gjøre det, og med støtte fra Patreon-lyttere kan jeg prioritere SinnSyn hver uke! Tusen takk for det!Før jeg avslutter episoden, skal du få en klok definisjon på empati fra en ledende amerikansk professor, Brené Brown. Her presenterer hun fire fasetter ved empati, og som vanlig serverer hun dette med innsikt og tyngde. Jeg anbefaler dere å sjekke ut Brené Brown, enten på Youtube, Tedtalks, hennes egen podcast eller noen av bøkene hun har skrevet. Dette er en dame med integritet og en vanvittig god formidlingsevne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does not get cooler than a conversation with the man, the myth, the legend that is the great Andy Paul. Speaking from experience. For this installment of the RevenueReal Hotline, Andy and I talk our history and his impact for me. We talk how ridiculous it is to propogate that selling does not involve relationships. We talk all that is sales variation ( = shit is complex).  We talk how society perceives sellers. We talk about how easy it is to slip into a consumerism within human interactions e.g. Tinder. We talk communication shifts to digital and asynchronous, and the major skill gap left in the wake. Something most SDR onboarding programs neglect to address. We talk about the importance of conversations during relationship building. We talk about how hard it can be to form and maintain relationships when aspiring to not feel anything bad. :: cough, me, cough:: We talk training and coaching back to human connection aka be human. We talk Andy's next book!!! We talk about 'compassion empathy' v. cognitive empathy and why the latter is more important. We talk ADHD and hypersensitivity and how it can be a superpower (on most days). We talk how sleep remains my Achilles heel.  We talk about how amazing (and smart) it would be to embed a sports psychologist onto sales floors. We talk how books are still the best way to absorb new concepts and ideas. We talk about how sales is a creative pursuit that requires real-time synthesis of information received. We talk about Andy's learning curve at the seven-year mark, and his pivot into major accounts.  We talk coaching and challenging others v. doing so ourselves. Really though, we talk human. Interested in joining the conversation? Call or text... Against Empathy by Paul Bloom 

BEworks Conversations with Paul Bloom: Issues of Empathy, Scientific Thinking, and Motivation During a Pandemic For more information about this episode, including the full transcript, visit our blog at https://blog.beworks.com/becurious/beworks-conversations-with-paul-bloom-issues-of-empathy-scientific-thinking-and-motivation-during-a-pandemic This episode of the BEworks Conversation series features a discussion with Paul Bloom, Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Science, Yale University Paul Bloom, PhD, is the author of How Pleasure Works and Against Empathy. “Empathy” with clients and customers is at times put on a pedestal by businesses, but Bloom's research shows that at times, empathy can lead to bias. He has written for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and his TED talks have over 3 million views. ----more----In this conversation, Paul and Kelly Discuss: How empathy can lead us astray The misperception that science equals certainty The ethics of persuasion Altruism and competing motivations during a pandemic Good (and bad) habits they have created during lockdown

Key Points From This Episode: - Jenell’s journey into coding and how she fell into front end and UX development. - Job titles in the UI/UX space and perspectives on the difference between the two. - Diving deeper into the difference between a UX designer and a UX developer. - Challenges UX developers face at different stages of an app’s development. - How clients test apps in their beta phase and developers solve problems they find. - Perspectives on how to decide when an accessibility issue can no longer be ignored. - Struggles between accessibility ethics and the profit-focused priorities of stakeholders. - How important it is for developers to have soft skills like EQ and empathy. - The importance of making your code accessible to other developers too. - Readability issues in code such as how to write the index variable in a JavaScript loop. - Pet-peeves about best practices and language features of JavaScript. - This week’s top picks; games, TV shows, and books! Tweetables: - “That's my goal in life is to ensure that people forget that they're actually even using the application, because it becomes such a normal part of their life, that it just becomes second nature.” — @nellarro [0:01:43] - “It's a human right to be able to use the Internet. I feel as developers, we need to make sure that all humans can use the web, period.” — @nellarro [0:28:08] - “I think that's really important is making sure that your code is readable for an engineer to be able to look at your code and be like, ‘I get that. I see what's happening.’” — @nellarro [0:33:19] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: - Jenell Pizarro on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenell-pizarro/) - Jenell Pizarro on Twitter (https://twitter.com/nellarro) - Alex the CSS Husky (https://codepen.io/davidkpiano/pen/wMqXea) - Chakra UI (https://chakra-ui.com/) - Lodash (https://lodash.com/) - The Crown (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt04786824/) - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (https://www.zelda.com/hyrule-warriors/) - Among Us (https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/among-us-switch/) - Against Empathy (https://bookshop.org/books/against-empathy-the-case-for-rational-compassion/9780062339348) - N.K. Jemisin (https://nkjemisin.com/) - Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13316746/) - couchgames.tv (http://couchgames.tv/) - AnimeJS (https://animejs.com/) - Your Korean Dad, Nick Cho (TikTok) (https://www.tiktok.com/@yourkoreandad?lang=en) - Difficult Conversations (https://www.amazon.com/Difficult-Conversations-Discuss-What-Matters/dp/0143118447) - The Escapists 2 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/641990/The_Escapists_2/) - Enjoy the Vue on Twitter (https://twitter.com/enjoythevuecast?lang=en) - Enjoy the Vue (https://enjoythevue.io/) Special Guest: Jenell Pizarro.

Nothing says Christmas is coming like a conversation about dehumanization, moral fuzziness, and the evils of empathy! Moral psychologist Paul Bloom joins us for a fascinating conversation on the above — and even gives us a sneak peek of his new book (coming out next year). And, because this is Uncertain Things after all, there are some fun tangents on Trump, Hitler, and atheism, too.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, and Stitcher. Follow @UncertainPod on your social media of choice.On the agenda:Suffering — and why we like it [6:12]On morals, atheists, and envy [19:48]Cognitive empathy and the future schools of Trump studies [30:51]The perils of emotional empathy [35:37]Journalism: a fundamentally immoral pursuit? [44:01]Stigma wanted [52:53]The Empathy defense [59:00]Inside the dehumanizer's mind [1:06:25]The objective objection [1:18:15]Moral fuzziness, clear polarization [1:28:58]Adam Smith, wise virgin [1:34:09]Paul Bloom’s books Against Empathy and Just Babies are widely available and highly recommended. You can also follow him on Twitter: @PaulBloomAtYal.Uncertain Things is hosted and produced by Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Vanessa. For more doomsday thoughts, subscribe to: uncertain.substack.com Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe

Serge et Jean-Philippe discutent des pièges de l'empathie et du livre Against Empathy, du psychologue canadien-anglais Paul Bloom; le journaliste Frédérick Lavoie parle de la bonne dose d'empathie à utiliser lorsqu'on écrit sur une culture étrangère; et Jean-Philippe Pleau conclut avec éditorial «Soi-même comme un autre».

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Paul Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on language, morality, religion, fiction, and art. He is the author of books like How Children Learn the Meanings of Words (2000), How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like (2010), Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil (2013), and Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion (2016). In this episode, we talk about human nature and empathy. We start with a bit of developmental psychology, and discuss how we study babies, and how good they really are as models for human nature and the innateness of behavior. We also deal with mind-body dualism, and how people think about the physical world and the social world differently. We then get into moral development. We also talk about Against Empathy, the distinction between emotional and cognitive empathy, compassion, and psychopathy. We tackle the link between morality and violence, and we talk a little bit about dehumanization. Finally, Dr. Bloom lifts the veil on his upcoming book, about pleasure and/in pain. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, BO WINEGARD, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, ANJAN KATTA, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, MAX BEILBY, COLIN HOLBROOK, SUSAN PINKER, THOMAS TRUMBLE, PABLO SANTURBANO, SIMON COLUMBUS, PHIL KAVANAGH, JORGE ESPINHA, CORY CLARK, MARK BLYTH, ROBERTO INGUANZO, MIKKEL STORMYR, ERIC NEURMANN, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, BERNARD HUGUENEY, ALEXANDER DANNBAUER, OMARI HICKSON, PHYLICIA STEVENS, FERGAL CUSSEN, YEVHEN BODRENKO, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, DON ROSS, JOÃO ALVES DA SILVA, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, OZLEM BULUT, NATHAN NGUYEN, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, J.W., JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, IDAN SOLON, ROMAIN ROCH, DMITRY GRIGORYEV, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, TOM ROTH, AND YANICK PUNTER! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, IAN GILLIGAN, SERGIU CODREANU, LUIS CAYETANO, MATTHEW LAVENDER, TOM VANEGDOM, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, VEGA GIDEY, AND NIRUBAN BALACHANDRAN! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MICHAL RUSIECKI, ROSEY, AND JAMES PRATT!

Hello and a very warm welcome to season three of the MarketEd NOT Live podcast! On our first episode, we are speaking to the wonderful Amir Bazrafshan of ApricotBox and Apricot Video Marketing. As well as running his own agency and start-up, Amir teaches freelancers and small agencies how to do better marketing. Amir is also a coach Seth Godin's altMBA, impressive. In this episode, Amir will be talking all things video, how to make them better and how to know when and where to use them. Plus there are also some dogs barking, because, you know COVID, so we have recorded these sessions remotely and life just happens.    What you will learn...  How to generate trust from your audience through the power of video.  Why video is not only important but powerful when used correctly.  What is behavioural economics and how you can use it to make your videos have more impact.  How to overcome consumer bias with your videos.  The art of persuasion in the age of video.  How you can use empathy to better understand your audience and create a video that fits their needs and desires.  Which types of video to use and where.  Resources mentioned in this episode...  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576 (Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Courage-Be-Disliked-yourself-happiness-ebook/dp/B074TWG8V7 (The courage to be disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion-ebook/dp/B01FJ5WB0C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GSV8Z6IP4JOI&dchild=1&keywords=against+empathy&qid=1603205552&s=digital-text&sprefix=against+empa%2Cdigital-text%2C188&sr=1-1 (Against Empathy by Paul Bloom)  https://www.reachsolutions.co.uk/sites/default/files/2019-07/The%20Empathy%20Delusion%20final.pdf (Reach Solutions- Empathy Delusions)  https://seths.blog/ (Seth Godin)  https://www.marketingritson.com/ (Mark Ritson)  https://twitter.com/rorysutherland?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Rory Sutherland)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ogilvy_(businessman) (David Ogilvy)   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdaykin/?originalSubdomain=uk (Jerry Dakin)  https://www.apricotvideomarketing.com/ (Apricot Video Marketing)   https://apricotbox.co.uk/ (Apricot Box)     The best way to get a hold of Amir is through his social channels. On Twitter his handle is https://twitter.com/apricot_amir?lang=en (@Apricot_Amir), his Instagram handle is https://www.instagram.com/apricotamir/ (@apricotamir) and if you want to be super-duper professional, here is his LinkedIn too, https://www.linkedin.com/in/amir-bazrafshan-a0843212/ (Amir Bazrafshan). 

Last week, we analysed Paul Bloom's Against Empathy: its principal arguments and real-world applications. In this episode, we take a look at what experts from his own field think. Responses to the argument against a psychological pillar such as this one got us thinking as much as the main article itself, and it's sure to do the same to you. Finally, we present our views on the subject, and highlight cultural differences in understanding social behaviour. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-might-be-tables/message

For decades, a lot of emphasis has been put on certain aspects of intelligence such as logical reasoning, math skills, spatial skills, linguistic skills etc. Researchers were puzzled by the fact that while IQ could predict to a significant degree academic performance and, to some degree, professional and personal success, there was something missing in the equation because research showed that people with fabulous IQ scores were doing poorly in life by thinking, behaving and communicating in a way that hindered their chances to succeed. The missing part in the success equation is emotional intelligence, a concept made popular by the groundbreaking book by Daniel Goleman. In this episode, I share David Goleman’s framework for emotional intelligence and discuss how it can impact our career and personal lives. I share interesting concepts of empathy inspired by Paul Bloom, author of “Against Empathy” and Jamil Zaki, author of “War of Kindness: Building empathy in a fractured world” and whether it is actually doing more harm than good. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pavi-theva/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pavi-theva/support

Det er rimelig å anta at psykologer og andre hjelpearbeidere bør ha empati. Ved hjelp av empati kan vi leve oss inn i andre menneskers følelsesliv, og kanskje er det fra et slikt perspektiv vi kan bistå med vår hjelp. Det er ikke uvanlig å anta at empati er et ubetinget gode. Empati er broen mellom mennesker og selve fundamentet for en god relasjon. Kan man imidlertid foreslå at empati også kan komme med visse bivirkninger? Kan man ha for mye empati? Kan det hende at veldig empatiske personer kan oppleves invaderende?I denne episoden skal jeg tilbake til Paul Bloom og boka som heter «Against Empathy». Først vil jeg gi en liten oppsummering av boka, og deretter tar vi turen til Mandal hvor jeg skal snakke om hvordan folk som jobber med andre mennesker, og gjerne med mennesker som sliter psykisk, kan ivareta seg selv. Mange mennesker som har sin jobb i hjelpe-rollen risikerer å ta med seg jobben hjem eller «gå ned med flagget» som følge av lidelse som egentlig ikke tilhører dem selv. Kan det tenkes at de som brenner seg ut som hjelpere har for mye empati, eller kan det tenkes at de bruker empatien helt feil? Kanskje er det misvisende å si at de bruker empatien feil, men snarere foreslå at de tolker sine empatiske impulser på en måte som gjør dem selv overveldet av sterke følelser. Dette er tema i denne episoden av SinnSyn.For den psykologisk interesserteEr du mer interessert i mennesket indre liv, relasjoner og selvutvikling, håper jeg du klikker deg inn på WebPsykologens bokhandel og sørger for at du får én eller flere av mine bøker i posten i løpet av få dager. Eventuelt kan du klikke deg inn på min Patreon konto og bli supporter av SinnSyn. På den måten støtter du dette prosjektet, og som takk for støtten får du en del ekstramateriale. Du får flere eksklusive episoder av SinnSyn, videomateraiell som ikke publiseres andre steder, og du kan høre meg lese og gjennomgå min første bok, Selvfølelsens Psykologi – Bedre selvfølelse ved å bruke hodet litt annerledes. Ved hjelp av en rekke psykologiske teorier forsøker jeg å lage et slags treningsprogram hvor man gjør øvelser som styrker selvbilde, selvfølelsen og mentale muskler. Er du blant de som finner verdi her på SinnSyn, og litt over middels interessert i psykologi og filosofi, så er medlemskap i SinnSynes mentale helsestudio kanskje noe for deg. Håper å se deg som Patreon-supporter. Du finner medlemskapet på www.patreon.com/sinnsyn.En annen måte å støtte podcasten på, er å kjøpe merchandise fra SinnSyn. Er du en person som liker å tenke litt dypere, og ser på denne typen refleksjon og ettertanke som mental trening, mener jeg at man bør ha treningstøyet i orden. På et nettsted som heter Teespring har jeg min egen butikk hvor du kan få kjøpt SinnSyns kolleksjon av «mentalt treningstøy». Kolleksjonen heter «Alt du tenker og føler er feil», og hvis du skjønner hva det slagordet forsøker å formidle, må du nesten ha en skjorte som reflekterer denne innsikten. Sjekk ut mine T-skjorter og hoodies på Tespring. Linken finner du i showrotes eller på webpsykologen.no. Takk for følge og takk for støtten! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Det er rimelig å anta at psykologer og andre hjelpearbeidere bør ha empati. Ved hjelp av empati kan vi leve oss inn i andre menneskers følelsesliv, og kanskje er det fra et slikt perspektiv vi kan bistå med vår hjelp. Det er ikke uvanlig å anta at empati er et ubetinget gode. Empati er broen mellom mennesker og selve fundamentet for en god relasjon. Kan man imidlertid foreslå at empati også kan komme med visse bivirkninger? Kan man ha for mye empati? Kan det hende at veldig empatiske personer kan oppleves invaderende?I denne episoden skal jeg tilbake til Paul Bloom og boka som heter «Against Empathy». Først vil jeg gi en liten oppsummering av boka, og deretter tar vi turen til Mandal hvor jeg skal snakke om hvordan folk som jobber med andre mennesker, og gjerne med mennesker som sliter psykisk, kan ivareta seg selv. Mange mennesker som har sin jobb i hjelpe-rollen risikerer å ta med seg jobben hjem eller «gå ned med flagget» som følge av lidelse som egentlig ikke tilhører dem selv. Kan det tenkes at de som brenner seg ut som hjelpere har for mye empati, eller kan det tenkes at de bruker empatien helt feil? Kanskje er det misvisende å si at de bruker empatien feil, men snarere foreslå at de tolker sine empatiske impulser på en måte som gjør dem selv overveldet av sterke følelser. Dette er tema i denne episoden av SinnSyn.For den psykologisk interesserteEr du mer interessert i mennesket indre liv, relasjoner og selvutvikling, håper jeg du klikker deg inn på WebPsykologens bokhandel og sørger for at du får én eller flere av mine bøker i posten i løpet av få dager. Eventuelt kan du klikke deg inn på min Patreon konto og bli supporter av SinnSyn. På den måten støtter du dette prosjektet, og som takk for støtten får du en del ekstramateriale. Du får flere eksklusive episoder av SinnSyn, videomateraiell som ikke publiseres andre steder, og du kan høre meg lese og gjennomgå min første bok, Selvfølelsens Psykologi – Bedre selvfølelse ved å bruke hodet litt annerledes. Ved hjelp av en rekke psykologiske teorier forsøker jeg å lage et slags treningsprogram hvor man gjør øvelser som styrker selvbilde, selvfølelsen og mentale muskler. Er du blant de som finner verdi her på SinnSyn, og litt over middels interessert i psykologi og filosofi, så er medlemskap i SinnSynes mentale helsestudio kanskje noe for deg. Håper å se deg som Patreon-supporter. Du finner medlemskapet på www.patreon.com/sinnsyn.En annen måte å støtte podcasten på, er å kjøpe merchandise fra SinnSyn. Er du en person som liker å tenke litt dypere, og ser på denne typen refleksjon og ettertanke som mental trening, mener jeg at man bør ha treningstøyet i orden. På et nettsted som heter Teespring har jeg min egen butikk hvor du kan få kjøpt SinnSyns kolleksjon av «mentalt treningstøy». Kolleksjonen heter «Alt du tenker og føler er feil», og hvis du skjønner hva det slagordet forsøker å formidle, må du nesten ha en skjorte som reflekterer denne innsikten. Sjekk ut mine T-skjorter og hoodies på Tespring. Linken finner du i showrotes eller på webpsykologen.no. Takk for følge og takk for støtten! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Come join the Luna family debate about empathy. Does it do more good or harm in a zombie apocalypse? How about in today's world? What exactly is empathy anyway? And how can we learn to use it well?Talk psych to us: Instagram: @talkpsychtomepodcastFacebook: @talkpsych2meTwitter: @talkpsych2meEmail: talkpsychpodcast@gmail.comFurther Reading:“Toronto Empathy Questionnaire” by Spreng et. al. (2009)Needle through hand video“Mirror neurons” by Acharya and Shukla (2012)“Empathy for positive and negative emotions in the gustatory cortex” by Jabbi, Swart, and Keysers (2007)“Empathy toward strangers triggers oxytocin release and subsequent generosity” by Barraza and Zak (2009)“Patterns of Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration” by Rankin, Kramer, and Miller (2005)“Is emotional contagion special?” by Nummenmaa et. al. (2008)“The relationships between social intelligence, empathy, and three types of aggression” by Kaukianinen et. al. (1999)“The Emerging Study of Positive Empathy” by Morelli, Lieberman, and Zaki (2015)“Maintenance of satisfaction in romantic relationships” by Davis and Oathout (1987)“The Neural Correlates of Empathy” by Rameson, Morelli, and Lieberman (2011)“Relationships Between Nurse‐Expressed Empathy, Patient‐Perceived Empathy and Patient Distress” by Olson (1995)“Racism and the Empathy for Pain on Our Skin” by Forgiarini, Gallucci, and Maravita (2011)“A Less Attractive Feature of Empathy” by Fourie, Subramoney and Gobodo‐Madikizela (2017)“A theory of unmitigated communion” by Helgeson and Fritz (1998)“Empathy is hard work” by Hutcherson et. al. (2019)“Compassion Fade” by Västfjäll et. al. (2014)“Empathy and Attitudes” by Batson et. al. (1997) Against Empathy by Bloom (2016)Produced by Scarlet Moon ThingsMusic by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings

Scott and Cole discuss Bloom's work "Against Empathy" which asserts that empathy is ruining the world. Scott is getting upset. This is the end of Season 1, so we'll take a short break (just a couple of weeks) and resume the podcast in the middle of April with Season 2! Links: "Against Empathy" by Paul Bloom "When Helping Hurts" by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert Contact Us: Email: cpsquarepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @cp_square Dr. Self's Website: jscottself.com Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy

Empathy is the latest and greatest phrase that’s being thrown around In the education space today. Paul Bloom wrote a book entitled “Against Empathy” — but it’s not what you think. Have a listen!

Empathy is the latest and greatest phrase that’s being thrown around In the education space today. Paul Bloom wrote a book entitled “Against Empathy” — but it’s not what you think. Have a listen!

Paul Bloom is a prolific author and has written books such as "Against Empathy," as well as articles in venues like the New York Times, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic. He is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale. In this episode, Paul talks to Cody about his unique schedule for productivity, what it takes to write for a broader audience, and how to pick the perfect title. More information is available at codykommers.com/podcast.

Against Empathy by Paul Bloom on the Sam Harris Reading List argues that Empathy is overrated as a guide to moral conclusions.

Juliette Ferry-Danini est dans la dernière phase de sa thèse en philosophie de la médecine, sur le rôle de l'humanisme et de l'empathie. Vous pouvez également la retrouver sur YouTube et Twitter. YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/Elophee Twitter : @FerryDanini et @CuteThesis Site pro : https://jferrydanini.wordpress.com/ Les recommandations de Juliette : Monsieur Phi : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqA8H22FwgBVcF3GJpp0MQw/ Nexus VI : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-UThnwzBI5ApzVG4MY7VQ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Science4Allorg/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/science__4__all Tipeee : https://www.tipeee.com/science4all Mes goodies : https://shop.spreadshirt.fr/science4all Mes dates à venir : https://www.dropbox.com/s/t3abghdmh5964sx/Actu.txt?dl=0 La formule du savoir (mon livre) : https://laboutique.edpsciences.fr/produit/1035/9782759822614/La%20formule%20du%20savoir A Roadmap for the Value-Loading Problem https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.01036 Probablement? en audio : http://playlists.podmytube.com/UC0NCbj8CxzeCGIF6sODJ-7A/PLtzmb84AoqRQ0ikLb4yC4lKgjeDEIpE1i.xml Moi en podcast avec Mr Phi : Version YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNHFiyWgsnaSOsMtSoV_Q1A Version Audio : http://feeds.feedburner.com/Axiome Sous-titres sur les autres vidéos : http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UC0NCbj8CxzeCGIF6sODJ-7A Si vous voulez rigoler, le devoir de L3 de Juliette sur la barbe de Gandalf (en exclusivité et avec les fautes d’orthographe comprises) : https://jferrydanini.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/gandalf-porte-il-une-barbe-fautes-comprises.pdf Si vous voulez un mal de crâne, le mémoire de M2 de Juliette : https://www.academia.edu/7719376/Pain_and_Intentionality_-_MA_Dissertation_english_version_ Article encyclopédique en anglais sur la douleur (philosophie de l’esprit contemporaine) : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pain/ Article vulgarisé (par Juliette) en français sur la douleur : http://encyclo-philo.fr/douleur-gp/ Pour un aperçu de la philosophie de la biologie : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biology-philosophy/ Lewontin, “The units of selection”, 1970, Annual review of Ecology and Systematics, 1 :1-18. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.es.01.110170.000245?journalCode=ecolsys.1 Juliette a mélangé Gould et Lewontin, elle pensait aussi à cet article, co-écrit avec Lewontin (1979) : S. J. Gould and R. C. Lewontin, “The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme,”, 1979, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological sciences, 205, 1161. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.1979.0086 Article d’encyclopédie sur le sujet : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/selection-units/ Sur les fonctions : Un résumé historique du débat : http://petergodfreysmith.com/PGS-ModernHistFn.pdf Un article encyclopédie académique sur les fonctions : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/teleology-biology/ Larry Wright, “Functions”, The Philosophical Review, Vol. 82, No. 2, 1973, pp. 139‑168 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2183766origin=crossref&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Robert Cummins, “Functional analysis,” The Journal of Philosophy, Volume 72, Issue 20, November 1975, , pp. 741-765. https://www.pdcnet.org/jphil/content/jphil_1975_0072_0020_0741_0765 Karen Neander, "Functions as Selected Effects: The Conceptual Analyst's Defense," Philosophy of Science 58, no. 2, 1991, pp. 168-184. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/289610 Sur la fiction : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fictionalism/ Sur le fictionnalisme modal (David Lewis) https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fictionalism-modal/ Colin Radford and Michael Weston, “How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?”, 1975, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Supplementary Volumes Vol. 49, pp. 67-93 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4106870 Une réponse au paradoxe de Radford du point de vue de la psychologie : Cova and Teroni, “Is the paradox of fiction soluble in psychology?”, 2016, Philosophical Psychology, Volume 29. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09515089.2016.1164306 Sur l’empathie : “Against Empathy,” Prinz, The southern journal of philosophy, 2011, 49, 1, pp. 214-33 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2041-6962.2011.00069.x (d’ailleurs j’aurais du dire que Prinz est un partisan du sentimentalisme en éthique) Against Empathy, Bloom, 2016, HarperCollins, New York. https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339338 Juliette a un peu mélangé sur l’exemple de l’enfant (il n’y a pas question de greffe). Pour ceux qui voudraient retrouver la référence c’est page 86, il reprend l’expérience faite par C. Daniel Batson et al (1995). Medical Nihilism, Stegenga, 2018, Oxford University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Nihilism-Jacob-Stegenga/dp/0198747047

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One thing we all seem to agree on is that empathy is an unmitigated good. But what if we are wrong? Might some forms of empathy actually be dangerous for society, biasing preferences towards those that look like us, or even those we find attractive? And even when our closest companions are in pain, is ‘feeling what they feel’ really the best way to help? Are horrific acts of cruelty made palatable by dehumanising the victims, or is the truth actually much worse? And how can social media turn do-gooders into deliverers of unlimited vengeance? Paul Bloom takes Igor and Charles for a walk on the dark side, exploring the treacherous hidden terrain of empathy, harmless torturers, aggregate cruelty and third-party punishment. Igor calls for tech companies to start hiring moral philosophers, Paul raises moral objections to loving your own children, and Charles has his mind blown and heart crushed by a revelatory, yet even darker, interpretation of human cruelty. Welcome to Episode 8. Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about temptation and the three levels of mortification. Then he goes on to review Paul Bloom's book, “Against Empathy”. Wrapping it up with a look at hamartia and hamartano in 1 Peter. Happy plodding!   Show Notes:   Temptation & Mortification: We are tempted by the world, the flesh, and the devil Jesus was genuinely tempted in the wilderness Jesus was never tempted due to his past record of sinning like we are 3 levels of mortification: 1.) becoming a Christian 2.) over and done mortification 3) continuous mortification   Against Empathy: Written by Paul Bloom We live in a time when empathy is considered as the fundamental moral virtue Bloom does a great job showing us why we should take caution with empathy   Hamartia & Hamartano: Looking at hamartano in 1 Peter Mentioned in (1 Pet. 2:20, 2:22, 2:24, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8)  

Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about temptation and the three levels of mortification. Then he goes on to review Paul Bloom’s book, “Against Empathy”. Wrapping it up with a look at hamartia and hamartano in 1 Peter. Happy plodding!   Show Notes:   Temptation & Mortification: We are tempted by the world, the flesh, and the devil Jesus was genuinely tempted in the wilderness Jesus was never tempted due to his past record of sinning like we are 3 levels of mortification: 1.) becoming a Christian 2.) over and done mortification 3) continuous mortification   Against Empathy: Written by Paul Bloom We live in a time when empathy is considered as the fundamental moral virtue Bloom does a great job showing us why we should take caution with empathy   Hamartia & Hamartano: Looking at hamartano in 1 Peter Mentioned in (1 Pet. 2:20, 2:22, 2:24, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8)  

What does emotional intelligence or EQ really mean? How can you begin to raise your EQ and use it for Mind Flipping? Jessica Moore shares what led her to learn about emotional intelligence and emotional training, the price of being disconnected from her feelings, her Shamanic Practice, common emotion myths, the science of emotions, and why negative emotions are important. Go to show notes at MindFlipping.com to get your free guide on Discovering Your Emotional Genius! Jessica Moore is a Licensed Dynamic Emotional Integration® Trainer and Consultant. She lives in Sedona, Arizona, and being surrounded by the New Age community has made her a staunch advocate for grounded and effective methods of healing and transformation. Her love for wildlife and nature first led her to a Bachelors of Science in Forest Ecology, and then into years of wilderness skills studies at the Tracker School. These were stepping stones in a lifelong quest to discover how we can become better humans in the world, which has culminated in 6 years of shamanic practice and her DEI licensing. Her passion for personal growth and empowerment fuels her learning and teaching.   Show Notes:   2:33 Mind Flipping story: How Jessica went from Vulcan Philosophy (using logic over emotions) to learning the importance of emotion   4:45 The difference between between feeling emotion and expressing emotion   6:02 The path of Jessica’s Mind Flipping journey   7:01 The personal price Jessica paid for not being connected to her heart or emotions   8:28 The external spark that started Jessica’s transformation   9:44 What is a Shamanic Practitioner?   11:13 Sensitive people and hyper-empaths   12:19  The correlation of highly sensitive people and anxiety   12:55 Book: The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren and the lack of emotional education in society   14:24 The cultural challenge of emotions: The myth that emotions just happen to us   15:20 The science of emotions   16:20 The value of negative emotions and emotional labels   17:22 Emotions are just indicators to take care of something   18:23 Mind Flip Tip: How to use emotions to gain valuable information   19:27 What is emotional intelligence (EQ)?   22:01 What is Dynamic Emotional Integration?   22:04 Empathic Accuracy, Emotional Contagion and Perspective Taking   24:04 Paul Bloom’s Against Empathy and the scientific debate around empathy   25:32 The emotional perspective that’s bigger than science   26:48 Jessica’s Word of the Day: Schadenfreude   28:07 Feeling and regulating emotions is tied to our ability to communicate our emotions   29:05 The common belief in her field with which Jessica disagrees   32:34 The tricky part of working with overwhelming emotions   33:12 Emotions are action requiring neurological programs   34:56 The Shamanistic practice Jessica uses in with her clients   36:26 Mind Flip Tip: Down-regulating your emotions in the moment   37:29 What Jessica always thought she’d believe but doesn’t now 38:23 What is wisdom?   38:15 Jessica gets a Major Award!   40:09 Get Jessica’s 13 page guide to Discovering Your Emotional Genius HERE.    To learn more about Jessica, visit her website HERE.  

Is empathy really the perfect moral emotion we once thought it to be? Today, Jake discusses Paul Blooms controversial book "Against Empathy" with John Cleary.

Is empathy really the perfect moral emotion we once thought it to be? Today, Jake discusses Paul Blooms controversial book "Against Empathy" with John Cleary.

February 21, 2018 Discussion on the book "Against Empathy," Thoughts on the Florida Shooting, calls by Dr. Farid Holakouee

Michael Fynan calls Paul Bloom, author of AGAINST EMPATHY. Learn more: https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780062339348/against-empathy.

Psychologist Paul Bloom of Yale University talks about his book Against Empathy with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bloom argues that empathy--the ability to feel the emotions of others--is a bad guide to charitable giving and public policy. Bloom argues that reason combined with compassion is a better and more effective guide to making the world a better place.

Psychologist Paul Bloom of Yale University talks about his book Against Empathy with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bloom argues that empathy--the ability to feel the emotions of others--is a bad guide to charitable giving and public policy. Bloom argues that reason combined with compassion is a better and more effective guide to making the world a better place.

Do you think a little more empathy would help in our increasingly divided and unequal world? Not so, says Yale professor Paul Bloom. In his book ‘Against Empathy,’ he argues that empathy is short-sighted, prejudiced and often makes the world a worse place. He offers more effective ways forward.

Paul Bloom takes some time away from his "Waking Up" appearances to join us for a very special movie episode: our top three films about empathy. Can movies help us understand the experiences of people who live completely different lives? Do serial killers need empathy to effectively torture their victims? Does empathy make you want to blow up the world, or lead naked men into black liquid-y voids? Plus Paul and David try to bully Tamler into watching "Westworld." Also, buy Paul's new book (link below) "Against Empathy"! [Note: this episode is heavy on the spoilers. If you're worried, check the links below--they contain the titles for each movie in the order discussed on the podcast]. Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

Our labor day episode, in which we discuss: Judge Posner’s castigation of state attorneys in gay marriage cases, professionalism (shiver) and politeness, the knee defender and recliners, airplane boarding and luggage retrieval, the exciting new adventures of the Town of Greece, satanists, and contempt of cop. This show’s links: Seventh Circuit arguments in Baskin v. Bogan and Wolf v. Walker Christian Turner, 404: Argument Not Found Paul Ford, How to Be Polite About the duty to rescue Paul Bloom, Against Empathy in the Boston Review, with respondents Richard Greenstein, Against Professionalism The Knee Defender AP, Plane Diverted as Passengers Fight over Seat Reclining CBC News, Fired RIM Execs “Chewed Through Restraints” on Flight Josh Barro, Don’t Want Me to Recline My Airline Seat? You Can Pay Me About the so-called Coase Theorem Stanley Coren, Is It Safe to Ship Dogs or Cats by Air? About boarding patterns on airplanes Dahlia Lithwick, Checking In on the Town of Greece Episode 19: The Prayer Abides (guest Nathan Chapman), discussing the Town of Greece case About the Streisand effect Jack Jenkins, How Satanists Are Testing The Limits Of Religious Freedom In Oklahoma Swartz v. Insogna About contempt of cop