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KINDNESS AND COMPASSION | Episode 13

Better Humanhood

English - April 25, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 15.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Previous Episode: FREE WILL AND THE EMPATHY OF INSTITUTIONS | Episode 12

Next Episode: COCAINE, KITTENS AND CURING CANCER: Introduction to happiness | Episode 14

In the fourth of a four-part series on empathy — which will be a recurring theme throughout the podcast — we take a look at empathy's shortcomings, what we really utilize in creating a moral code and the possibility that morality evolved through natural selection.

Links:
• Against Empathy by Paul Bloom
• The Psychopath Inside by James Fallon
• Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
• Ordinary Grace by Kathleen Brehony
• Practical Wisdom by Barry Schwartz
• The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
• The Moral Arc by Michael Shermer
• Chicago crime statistics
• Sandy Hook shooting
• Wisdom of crowds
• Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
• JoshShear.com: From empathy to compassion and kindness

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