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Why empathy?
Empathy, the natural capacity to share, appreciate and respond to the affective states of others, plays a crucial role in much of human social interaction from birth to the end of life. Empathy is thought to have a key role in motivating prosocial behavior and providing the affective and motivational bases for moral development. These are just a few reasons to be interested in empathy. For a very long time, empathy has been a focus of speculation in philosophy and in the empirical investigations of social psychology and developmental science. But in the past decade, empathy research has blossomed into a vibrant and multidisciplinary field of study, which includes cognitive psychology, evolutionary biology, and affective neuroscience.
What are some of the questions that will be addressed?
Research shows that empathy is not specific to humans. This social skill has evolved with the mammalian brain. How does empathy develop in young infants and children? What is the
Empathy, the natural capacity to share, appreciate and respond to the affective states of others, plays a crucial role in much of human social interaction from birth to the end of life. Empathy is thought to have a key role in motivating prosocial behavior and providing the affective and motivational bases for moral development. These are just a few reasons to be interested in empathy. For a very long time, empathy has been a focus of speculation in philosophy and in the empirical investigations of social psychology and developmental science. But in the past decade, empathy research has blossomed into a vibrant and multidisciplinary field of study, which includes cognitive psychology, evolutionary biology, and affective neuroscience.
What are some of the questions that will be addressed?
Research shows that empathy is not specific to humans. This social skill has evolved with the mammalian brain. How does empathy develop in young infants and children? What is the
relationship between empathy and prosocial behavior? How is empathy associated with moral reasoning? Is it always good to be empathetic? What are the benefits and the costs of empathy? What makes humans special? What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? How can neuroscience help us illuminate these questions?
Who will be presenting at the conference?
The conference will showcase some of the best representatives from each academic domain, like neurobiologist C. Sue Carter who is a world expert on the role of oxytocin in social behavior, developmental psychologist Nancy Eisenberg, who has been in the front of the research on empathy and prosocial behavior for the past 30 years, and evolutionary biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal who has made unique empirical contributions to empathy and social behavior in non-human primates.
Who will be presenting at the conference?
The conference will showcase some of the best representatives from each academic domain, like neurobiologist C. Sue Carter who is a world expert on the role of oxytocin in social behavior, developmental psychologist Nancy Eisenberg, who has been in the front of the research on empathy and prosocial behavior for the past 30 years, and evolutionary biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal who has made unique empirical contributions to empathy and social behavior in non-human primates.
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