title: The complex relation between morality and empathy.
abstract: Morality and empathy are fundamental components of human nature across cultures. However, the wealth of empirical findings from developmental, behavioral, and social neuroscience demonstrates a complex relation between morality and empathy. At times, empathy guides moral judgment, yet other times empathy can interfere with it. To better understand such relations, we propose abandoning the catchall term of empathy in favor of more precise concepts, such as emotional sharing, empathic concern, and affective perspective-taking.
authors: Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: decety@uchicago.edu.
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Decety
authors: Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Jason M
authors: JM
authors: Cowell
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D004645:Empathy / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009014:Morals; D012919:Social Behavior