Enjoying fiction requires a shift in selfhood. You give up your own identity and try on the identities of other people, adopting their perspectives so
On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an
If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they should either be
The irrationality of disgust suggests it is unreliable as a source of moral insight. There may be good arguments against gay marriage, partial-birth abortions and
Periods of cooperation between political parties shouldn’t be taken for granted; they are a stunning human achievement.
I don’t doubt that the explanation for consciousness will arise from the mercilessly scientific account of psychology and neuroscience, but, still, isn’t it neat that
Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control – if the worlds in one’s head can be purposefully manipulated
More-radical scholars insist that an inherent clash exists between science and our long-held conceptions about consciousness and moral agency: if you accept that our brains
The enjoyment we get from something is powerfully influenced by what we think that thing really is. This is true for intellectual pleasures, such as
Perhaps looking out through big baby eyes – if we could – would not be as revelatory experience as many imagine. We might see a
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