Why Empathy Matters: The Science and Psychology of Better Judgment

by J.D. Trout

Book Overview

A road map to empathic and efficient decisions and policies, constructed from new insights in the science of human judgment

Faced with another's suffering, human beings feel sympathy and may even be moved to charity. However, for all our good intentions and vaunted free will, we are lousy at making the bigger decisions that actually improve lives. Why? Drawing on his sweeping and innovative research in the fields of psychology, behavioral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143116614
• ISBN13: 9780143116615
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher