A review by skybalon
Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom

4.0

Really more like 3.5. Like his last book (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17380034-just-babies), this one has a provocative title that almost immediately turns into something less than it purports. The author is against Empathy, but not all empathy or at least only empathy that is defined in a way that he wants it to be. He has a reasonable definition but it may not be what most people think of as empathy. Ultimately he has a point, but again, like the last book, he refers to a rationalism that he puts forward with almost a religious furor. It is still worth reading for some good thought-provoking ideas.