反对共情
Against empathy
Paul Bloom · 初版 2016 年
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为什么值得读
- 提出理解他人感受而非体会同样痛苦的理性同情
- 颠覆共情必然是良善解药的传统直觉认知
- 探讨单凭感觉做决策在功利主义实践中的边界
“我们通常认为，体会他人痛苦的能力是善良的终极源泉。许多我们最明智的政策制定者、社会活动家、科学家和哲学家都一致认为，同理心唯一的问题就在于我们拥有的还不够多。耶鲁大学研究员Paul Bloom则指出，事实完全不是这样。在Against Empathy中，Bloom揭示了同理心其实是导致社会不平等与不道德的主要诱因之一。同理心非但不能帮助我们改善他人的生活，反倒是一种反复无常且非理性的情绪，只会迎合我们狭隘的偏见。它混淆了
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……为什么共情（empathy）会成为这么热门的话题……我觉得我们的目标不应该是更多地去共情他人。我非常赞同保罗·布鲁姆（Paul Bloom）在他那本关于理性同情（Rational Compassion）的书里提出的观点：https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compass... 我们应该能够理解别人的感受，而不是去感同身受。就个人而言，我非常感兴趣人们为什么/在什么时候会同步彼此的动作。夹带私货自我推销一下：http://kaikunze.de/papers/pdf/gupta2019blink.pdf 别……
…why empathy is such a hot topic... , I don't think our goal is to empathize more with other people. Really liked the point Paul Bloom made with his book about Rational Compasion: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compass... We should be able to understand how smb feels, not feel the same. Personally, I'm quite interested in why/when people are synchronizing their movements. Shameless self plug: http://kaikunze.de/papers/pdf/gupta2019blink.pdf Don't…
……这就是为什么呼吁大家共情抑郁症、焦虑症或其他精神疾病患者的努力，往往聚焦于这些疾病的生理病理基础。”保罗·布鲁姆写过一本极具洞察力的书，叫《反共情：支持理性同情的理由》（Against Empathy : The Case for Rational Compassion）。在读到上面那段理所当然把共情当成“好事”（Good Thing）、认为研究人员和医生等人应该去追求……的引用之前，我从没深入思考过这个问题。
…reason why efforts to encourage empathy for people with depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders often focus on the biological basis of the conditions." There is a deeply insightful book called "Against Empathy : The Case for Rational Compassion" by a Paul Bloom. I hadn't thought too much about it until I read the above quote assuming empathy to be a Good Thing and that researchers and doctors et al should strive…
> 那如果说，过度关注共情本身就是问题所在，而不是解决问题的解药呢？这正是保罗·布鲁姆那本起名恰如其分的《反共情》（Against Empathy）的核心论点。只要有机会，我总是强烈推荐大家去读读这本书，因为很多人脑子里压根儿就没想过还会有这种可能性。
>What about the hypothesis that focusing on empathy is the problem, rather than its application the cure? This is the thesis of the aptly named book "Against Empathy" by Paul Bloom. I always highly recommend it to everybody whenever I get the chance, because the thought that this might even be a possibility seldom ever crosses many people's minds.
……关注给生病的孩子做好事让他们自己感觉如何。我无法理解这点，我以为目标应该是为孩子们争取最大的利益才对。我推荐两本书：1. 保罗·布鲁姆的《反共情：支持理性同情的理由》（Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion）https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062339355/against-empathy/ 总结一下就是：人应该更有同情心（compassionate），而不是更有共情心（empathetic）。2. 《脑中的大象》（The Elephant in the…
…interested in how it made them feel to do something nice for sick kids. I didn't understand that, I thought the goal was to perform the maximum amount of good for the kids. I recommend two books: 1. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062339355/against-empathy/ Summary: people should be more compassionate, not more empathetic. 2. The Elephant in the…
……多聊聊功利主义的实际操作，我非常乐意（或者发一些深入探讨这个问题的 SEP / LW / EA 文章链接）。:-) 有本专门探讨这个问题的神作叫《反共情》（Against Empathy），讲的是仅凭“感觉”最好来做推理的局限性（同时也承认在现实中根本无法完美计算效用）；感兴趣的话强烈推荐去读读。
…talk more about the practicalities of utilitarianism, I'd be very happy to (or to link to SEP/LW/EA essays that dig more into this issue). :-) One great book that addresses this issue specifically is Against Empathy, on the limits of reasoning by what "feels" best (while still respecting that it's impossible to perfectly calculate utility irl); would highly recommend if you're interested.
为了引用/推荐这本书，我从 DuckDuckGo 搜索里顺手抄了一段简介：《反共情：支持理性同情的理由》（Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion）是心理学家保罗·布鲁姆于2016年出版的著作。该书探讨了共情、同情以及道德决策之间的区别。布鲁姆主张，共情……
to reference/recommend this book, I swiped a blurb from a ddg search: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion is a 2016 book written by psychologist Paul Bloom. The book draws on the distinctions between empathy, compassion, and moral decision making. Bloom argues that empathy…