The Moral Dimensions of Empathy: Limits and Applications in Ethical Theory and Practice

By Julinna C. Oxley

Does empathy help us to be moral? The author argues that empathy is often instrumental to meeting the demands of morality as defined by various ethical theories. This multi-faceted work links psychological research on empathy with ethical theory and contemporary trends in moral education.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230276563
• ISBN13: 9780230276567
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"