Can Empathy Be a Moral Resource? A Smithean Reply to Jesse Prinz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9686732 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Millicent Churcher (0000-0001-6046-5895, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 429-447 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217316000688 |
| OpenAlex | W2555749511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper critiques Jesse Prinz’s rejection of Adam Smith’s model of impartial spectatorship as a viable corrective to empathic bias. I argue that Prinz’s case is unconvincing, insofar as it rests on an underdeveloped account of Smith’s view of critical self-regulation. By presenting a more detailed and attentive reading of Smithean impartial spectatorship, and exploring Smith’s compelling account of structural supports for sympathetic engagement, this paper demonstrates how Smith’s work is able to constructively engage with contemporary concerns regarding empathy’s role in guiding moral behaviour
Adam smith · Aesthetics · Economics · Empathy · Epistemology · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Reading (process) · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |