Philosophy Talk. The Psychology of Cruelty
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Throughout history, people have committed all kinds of cruel, degrading, and evil acts toward other people. Many believe that for evil acts like genocide to be even possible, the victims must first be dehumanized by the perpetrators, starting with dehumanizing language or propaganda. But is this lack of empathy always at the heart of human cruelty? When we call others “vermin,” “roaches,” or “animals” are we thereby denying their humanity? Or can human cruelty and violence sometimes rely on actually recognizing the other’s humanity? Josh and guest host Alison Gopnik welcome back Paul Bloom from Yale University, author of Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
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| Form | podcasts |
| Extent | 1 audio file |
| Place | KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California |
| Date created | September 16, 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Track configuration | Stereo |
Creators/Contributors
| Speaker | Landy, Joshua, 1965- | |
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| Speaker | Gopnik, Alison | |
| Speaker | Bloom, Paul, 1963- |
Subjects
| Subject | Cruelty |
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| Subject | Psychology |
| Genre | Radio talk shows |
Bibliographic information
| philosophytalk.org show page | |
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| Finding Aid |
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| Show# | 467.0 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sb993gc1905 |
| Location | SC1118 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
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- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Philosophy Talk, 2002-
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