Neg-empathy. Naturalizing Empathy between Market and Language

Authors

  • Marco Mazzeo Università della Calabria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/9655

Abstract

The essay offers a critical survey of some of the most important philosophical attempts to naturalize empathy. We will first analyze a position in favor of empathy as a fundamental cognitive and affective structure from an ethical-political point of view (Iacoboni, Baron-Cohen). Then we will look at the arguments against this approach proposed by Paul Bloom. Finally, the essay will attempt to propose a third theoretical way (the “neg-empathy”) to the problem that places the importance of verbal language at the center of the issue and that is able to remind us of the contingent and historical character of the current neoliberal landscape.

Keywords: Biology, Empathy, Neg-empathy, Neuromarketing, Verbal Language

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Published

2022-12-21

How to Cite

Mazzeo, M. (2022). Neg-empathy. Naturalizing Empathy between Market and Language. Bollettino Filosofico, 37, 129–141. https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/9655

Issue

Vol. 37 (2022): Rethinking Empathy. Between Ethics and Aesthetics

Section

Focus

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