Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Audiobook

Quotes

• “Bloom’s analysis is penetrating, comprehensive, and timely…destined to become a classic in psychology.”

  — Michael Shermer, New York Times bestselling author

• “Bloom shows that empathy is often just the warm embrace of prejudice—and, like anger, a reliable source of moral confusion…A thrilling book.”

  — Sam Harris, New York Times bestselling author

• “Provocative…In a time of post-truth politics, his book offers a much-needed call for facts.”

  — Economist (London)

• “An invigorating, relevant, and often very funny re-evaluation of empathy, one of our culture’s most ubiquitous sacred cows.”

  — New York Times

• “Psychologist Bloom makes the provocative argument that empathy is not the vital catalyst for human morality it is thought to be.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Refreshing.”

  — Library Journal

• “An intriguing counterattack to modern psychological cynicism.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “I couldn’t put this brilliantly argued book down.”

  — Amy Chua, Yale law professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

• “This lucid and entertaining book argues there is a better way—that our capacity for reason, tempered with compassion, will make us better policy makers and better people.”

  — Emily Yoffe, author of What the Dog Did

• “With elegance and humor, Bloom…offers a new vision of a moral life—one based on how our minds actually work.”

  — Carl Zimmer, author of Evolution: Making Sense of Life

• “Brilliant, powerful, and provocative, Against Empathy is sure to be one of the most controversial books of our time.”

  — Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness