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How do we understand other people’s emotions? In attempting to explain this question, the concept of empathy has become quite a popular subject in both philosophy and psychology.
I am very grateful to David Cockburn, Lars Hertzberg, Mari Lindman, Michael Mc Eachrane, Camilla Kronqvist, Göran Torrkulla and all the people at the research seminar at the department of philosophy, Åbo Akademi University for valuable comments.
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Gustafsson, Y. (2009). Illusions of Empathy. In: Gustafsson, Y., Kronqvist, C., McEachrane, M. (eds) Emotions and Understanding. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584464_10
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