Empathy
The Contribution of Neuroscience to Social Analysis
Published on 29. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 244 pages
978-3-031-38862-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the concept of empathy in sociological and neuroscientific discourses using innovative perspectives from sociology and social neuroscience. Through a transdisciplinary approach, the author delves into the history of empathy and its social, cultural and semantic changes, and then reviews the conception of empathy in neuroscientific discourse.
Distancing itself from the traditional neuroscientific literature of biological universalism, this volume offers an innovative perspective on empathy. It also opens a new avenue for neurosociology, which is presented as the discipline that can emphasize all the cultural and emotional aspects that govern empathy. Key themes addressed in the text are: empathy in all its meanings, from Hume to TenHouten; neurosociology as one possible avenue for embracing the cultural and neuroscientific aspects of empathy; and empirical research. A valuable resource for sociology students and academics in the field of empathy and neurosociology, this book is also of interest to those studying sociological thought, and social neuroscience.Reviews / Votes
What is empathy? This book can help you rethinking this popular and taken from granted idea today. It is an inquiry into the history of the concept, using a strong trans-disciplinary approach at the crossroads of neurosciences, psychology and sociology. Useful to scholars but also to people outside the academia, since the author provides insights of possible application of the empirical research. Prof. Gabriele Balbi, University of Italian Switzerland, Switzerland.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen
XIII, 244 p. 2 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
341 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-031-38862-0 (9783031388620)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-38860-6
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2023
Palgrave Macmillan
€139.09
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Person
Vincenzo Auriemma
is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Salerno, Italy, and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying.
Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Empathy: A Theoretical Starting Point.- 3. Trans-disciplinary Approach: Methodological Preface for an Applied Sociology.- 4. Possible Integrations Between Sociology, Social Psychology and Social Neuroscience.- 5. Possible Applications of Empirical Research: The Subdivision of Empathy.- 6. Conclusions