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“Pe rspective in Empathy” by Heidi L. Maibom

Abs tract: Maibom argues that empathizing with what someone feels is a w ay of taking their perspective. The reason is that emotions are complex psychological states that are indexed to individual wellbeing. 

Heidi L. Maibom&nbs p;is professor of philosophy at University of Cincinnati and Distinguish ed Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country. She recei ved her PhD from University College London and has held fellowships at C ambridge and Princeton Universities. Her work is focused on empathy, emo tion, psychopathology, responsibility, and wellbeing. She is the author of Empathy & Morality and The Routledge Handbook of P hilosophy of Empathy. Her new book on perspective taking The S pace Between: How Empathy Really Works is coming out with Oxford Un iversity Press this spring. 

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“Promoting welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic: The bright and dark side of empat hy” by Stefan Pfattheicher

Abstrac t: Past research has convincingly demonstrated the beneficial c onsequences of empathy for the welfare of others. In this talk, it is ar gued that empathy plays a key role in promoting welfare during the COVID -19 pandemic. Although getting vaccinated and wearing face masks provide a personal benefit by reducing the likelihood of infection, they also p rovide welfare to other people by lowering the chances of transmitting t he infection. Several studies will be presented showing that empathy for those most vulnerable to the virus promotes the intention to get vaccin ated against COVID-19 and to wear face masks. However, the emotional fir e of empathy can also be exploited, potentially promoting reduced vaccin ation intentions. The double-edged nature of empathy will be discussed.& nbsp;

Stefan Pfatthe icher is Associate Professor in the Department of Psycholog y and Behavioural Science at Aarhus University. Pfattheic her’s work is primarily in social psychology, focusing on pro social behavior, empathy, and more recently vaccine-hesitancy. His work& nbsp;as appeared in many international journals, among which Journa l of Personality and Social Psychology, Health Psychology, and Psycholog ical Science. 

 

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