Roots and collapse of empathy : human nature at its best and at its worst /

Spanning from care-giving infants and civilian rescuers risking their life to the collapse of empathy in agents of torture and extinction, this unique book deals with and illustrates the altruistic best and atrocious worst of human nature. It begins with infant roots of empathy, then turns to the ne...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Bråten, Stein
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013.
Series:	Advances in consciousness research ; 91.
Subjects:	FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement. PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions. Empathy. Consciousness. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book