{"product_id":"practicing-empathy-mark-fagiano-9781350281707","title":"Practicing Empathy: Pragmatism and the Value of Relations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is widespread disagreement over what constitutes an experience of empathy. In this study of its value and moral features, Mark Fagiano acknowledges the ambiguity surrounding the term and offers a unified theory of empathy that includes rival definitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis historical account of the multiple meanings of empathy lays the groundwork for a new philosophical theory. Based on relations, it resolves the problem of conflicting definitions of empathy by distinguishing between the three kinds of empathy: the relations of feeling into, feeling with, and feeling for, each of which has been defined historically as a type of empathy. Fagiano's unique focus on relations, on the modes and manner by which we are connected with things and with people, reveals a transactional account of empathy that can be applied to a variety of different contexts and social circumstances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grounded in the philosophical tradition of American Pragmatism, Fagiano's approach demonstrates the practical benefits of adopting a broad and pluralistic understanding of empathy as both an idea and a practice. His pragmatic and contextualist philosophy of empathy provides a valuable starting point for answering some of the most pressing questions surrounding empathy today, including can empathy be developed? Is empathy moral? What is the difference between empathy and sympathy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Fagiano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350281700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350281707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Mark Fagiano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46739117572351,"sku":"9781350281707","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4efabda8-4947-4488-9850-a304794d04fc.jpg?v=1743277268","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/practicing-empathy-mark-fagiano-9781350281707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}