Families survive the terrible twos because toddlers aren't strong enough to kill with their hands and aren't capable of using lethal weapons.
Empathy zooms you in on an individual and, as a result, it's narrow, it's innumerate, it's racist, it's very biased. - Paul Bloom
Empathy zooms you in on an individual and, as a result, it's narrow, it's innumerate, it's racist, it's very biased.
- Paul Bloom
Our best hope for the future [...] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the … - Paul Bloom
Our best hope for the future [...] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the …
When I write I'll sometimes say things which are somewhat controversial - not because I'm seeking out controversy for its own sake, but if I don't ha… - Paul Bloom
When I write I'll sometimes say things which are somewhat controversial - not because I'm seeking out controversy for its own sake, but if I don't ha…
Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans — language, rationality, culture, and so on. I'd stick with this: Man is the only a… - Paul Bloom
Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans — language, rationality, culture, and so on. I'd stick with this: Man is the only a…
I'm very interested in why we do good things, or bad things, and where moral judgments come from. - Paul Bloom
I'm very interested in why we do good things, or bad things, and where moral judgments come from.
Over the last few years, I've been focusing on questions having to do with the self, and questions having to do with morality. I'm very interested in… - Paul Bloom
Over the last few years, I've been focusing on questions having to do with the self, and questions having to do with morality. I'm very interested in…
Families survive the terrible twos because toddlers aren't strong enough to kill with their hands and aren't capable of using lethal weapons. - Paul Bloom
We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive effect on our long-term moods.… - Paul Bloom
We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive effect on our long-term moods.…
I'm really interested in the pleasure we get from stories and the pleasure we get from movies, and certainly the pleasure we get from virtual experie… - Paul Bloom
I'm really interested in the pleasure we get from stories and the pleasure we get from movies, and certainly the pleasure we get from virtual experie…
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