Introduction : why is empathy so important? / Jean Decety
I. Philosophical and anthropological perspectives on empathy. Empathy without isomorphism: a phenomenological account / Dan Zahavi and S�ren Overgaard ; Empathy, evolution, and human nature / Allan Young
II. The contribution of social psychology. The empathy-altruism hypothesis: issues and implications / C. Daniel Batson ; It's more than skin deep: empathy and helping behavior across social groups / Stephanie Echols and Joshua Correll ; Empathy is not always as personal as you may think: the use of stereotypes in empathic accuracy / Karyn L. Lewis and Sara D. Hodges
III. Evolutionary roots of empathy. Empathy in primates and other mammals / Frans B.M. de Waal
IV. The development of empathy. Nature and forms of empathy in the first years of life / Sharee Light and Carolyn Zahn-Waxler ; Social-cognitive contributors to young children's empathic and prosocial behavior / Amrisha Vaish and Felix Warneken ; Relations of empathy-related responding to children's and adolescents' social competence / Nancy Eisenberg, Snjezana Huerta and Alison Edwards
V. The neuroscience of empathy and caring. How children develop empathy: the contribution of developmental affective neuroscience / Jean Decety and Kalina J. Michalska ; Empathy and compassion: a cognitive neuroscience perspective / Abigail A. Marsh ; The cognitive neuroscience of sharing and understanding others' emotions / Jamil Zaki and Kevin Ochsner
VI. Empathy in clinical practice. Clinical empathy in medical care / Jodi Halpern ; The costs of empathy among health professionals / Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht and Jean Decety ; The empathic response in clinical practice: antecedents and consequences / Charles R. Figley ; The paradox of teaching empathy in medical education / Johanna Shapiro ; Empathy and neuroscience: a psychoanalytic perspective / David M. Terman.
I. Philosophical and Anthropological Perspectives on Empathy
1. Empathy without Isomorphism: A Phenomenological Account / Søren Overgaard
2. Empathy, Evolution, and Human Nature / Allan Young
II. The Contribution of Social Psychology
3. The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: Issues and Implications / C. Daniel Batson
4. It's More than Skin Deep: Empathy and Helping Behavior across Social Groups / Joshua Correll
5. Empathy Is Not Always as Personal as You May Think: The Use of Stereotypes in Empathic Accuracy / Sara D. Hodges
III. Evolutionary Roots of Empathy
6. Empathy in Primates and Other Mammals / Frans B.M. de Waal
IV. The Development of Empathy
7. Nature and Forms of Empathy in the First Years of Life / Carolyn Zahn-Waxler
8. Social-Cognitive Contributors to Young Children's Empathic and Prosocial Behavior / Felix Warneken
9. Relations of Empathy-Related Responding to Children's and Adolescents' Social Competence / Alison Edwards
V. The Neuroscience of Empathy and Caring
10. How Children Develop Empathy: The Contribution of Developmental Affective Neuroscience / Kalina J. Michalska
11. Empathy and Compassion: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective / Abigail A. Marsh
12. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Sharing and Understanding Others' Emotions / Kevin Ochsner
VI. Empathy in Clinical Practice
13. Clinical Empathy in Medical Care / Jodi Halpern
14. The Costs of Empathy among Health Professionals / Jean Decety
15. The Empathic Response in Clinical Practice: Antecedents and Consequences / Charles R. Figley
16. The Paradox of Teaching Empathy in Medical Education / Johanna Shapiro
17. Empathy and Neuroscience: A Psychoanalytic Perspective / David M. Terman.
