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标题：Against a Broad Definition of "Empathy"
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作者：Sarah Songhorian
期刊名称：Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia
印刷版ISSN：2239-2629
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：56-69
DOI：10.4453/rifp.v6i1.316
出版社：Mimesis Edizioni
摘要：Abstract: In this paper I will try to provide some arguments against a broad definition of “empathy”. Firstly, I will deal with attempts to define empathy as an umbrella concept. Then, I will try to point out the four main elements which contribute to the confusion that researchers in both the social and political as well as the scientific and philosophical domains face when dealing with empathy. In order to resolve this confusion, I suggest applying David Marr’s distinction to the field of empathy. Instead of providing an umbrella definition for empathy, which tries to account for all the data coming from different disciplines, I believe understanding that there are different levels of explanations and that different disciplines can contribute to each of them will provide a more detailed and less confused definition of empathy.
关键词：Empathy; Marr; de Waal; Identification; Helping; behavior; Cost; benefit Analysis