| Title: |
The Mirror-Neuron Paradox: How Far is Sympathy from Compassion, Indulgence, and Adulation? |
| Authors: |
Elias L. Khalil; Jel Code |
| Contributors: |
The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| Source: |
http://www.ecosoc.org.au/files/File/TAS/ACE07/presentations (pdf)/Khalil1.pdf. |
| Collection: |
CiteSeerX |
| Subject Terms: |
In her only published novel; To Kill a Mockingbird; Harper Lee tells stories about everyday life and |
| Description: |
Mirror neurons become instigated when the spectator empathizes with the principal’s intention. But when they involve imitation, empathy (understanding) is irrelevant. While understanding may attenuate the principal’s emotion, imitation escalates it. Such contradictory attenuation/escalation pathways of fellow-feeling can be solved if we distinguish two axes. While “rationality axis ” asks whether the action is efficient or suboptimal, “intentionality axis” asks whether the intention is wellbeing or evil. The solution shows how group solidarity differs from altruism and fairness; how revulsion differs from squeamishness; how sympathy differs from adulation; how evil differs from selfishness; and how racial hatred |
| Document Type: |
text |
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application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.490.4165; http://www.ecosoc.org.au/files/File/TAS/ACE07/presentations (pdf)/Khalil1.pdf |
| Availability: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.490.4165; http://www.ecosoc.org.au/files/File/TAS/ACE07/presentations (pdf)/Khalil1.pdf |
| Rights: |
Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.16060DA6 |
| Database: |
BASE |