Is it empathy or is it evil?

About this episode

The episode explores the relationship between empathy and autism through the lens of Simon Baron-Cohen's work.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a psychologist tries to do philosophy? Usually nothing good. Happily, we have a philosopher on hand to explain why this is not a good idea. Join Simon as Alexander dives in Simon Baron-Cohen's book "Zero Degrees of Empathy" and explains that, actually, autistic people can be empathetic. As ever we thank you, our loyal listeners for sticking with us. We would love to hear from you so look for our contact details in your podcast app or via our website.&n...

People in this episode

Host: Simon

Guest: Alexander

Topics covered

• empathy
• autism
• philosophy
• psychology
• Zero Degrees of Empathy

Keywords

• empathy
• autism
• psychology
• philosophy
• Simon Baron-Cohen
• Zero Degrees of Empathy

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