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PAUL BLOOM: the hidden truth about empathy and why your good intentions are flawed


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Paul Bloom is a Canadian psychologist and author known for his research on human morality, empathy, and how pleasure and suffering shape our lives. Paul gets into the intricacies of morality, and debates the importance of reason over emotion in making moral decisions, he argues for the power of reason to help distinguish between rational and irrational reactions.


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Thanks to our volunteer researchers! Mihika Chechi and Hendrik Dahlmeier


Special Thanks to Suzi Jamil!


Thanks to our volunteer researchers!

Mihika Chechi

Hendrik Dahlmeier


Special Thanks to Suzi Jamil!

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