The bad things we do because of empathy

Breithaupt, Fritz

doi:10.1080/03080188.2018.1450928

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The bad things we do because of empathy

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Breithaupt, Fritz·2018·Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

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Empathy is usually seen as a prosocial and morally positive influence on behaviour. This article provides an overview of cases of negative acts motivated by empathy. It includes discussions of polarizations that are fueled by side-taking and empathy, selfish forms of empathy (such as sadistic empathy, vampirism, and helicopter parenting), and filtered empathy (using identification with a third person as a medium to have empathy with another). The definition of empathy used is to co-experience the situation of another.

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Authors: Breithaupt, F.
Affiliations: Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Corresponding author: Breithaupt, Fritz
ORCID: Breithaupt, Fritz
Venue: Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2018-06
Volume: 43
Issue: 2
Pages: 166-174
ISSN: 0308-0188 (ISSN-L)
1743-2790
DOI: 10.1080/03080188.2018.1450928
OpenAlex: W2800500554
Cited by: 55
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3
FWCI: 7.11
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Keywords: empathy, negative behavior, prosocial behavior, vampirism, helicopter parenting, identification, moral psychology

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