This book will make you kinder : an empathy handbook / Henry James Garrett.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [New York] : Penguin Books, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: ix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780143135593
- 0143135597
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Main Library | NonFiction | 177.7 G239 | Available | 33111010417679 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An I Weigh Book Club Pick
"I have been a fan of Henry's work for a long time and I'm excited for more people to see it." --Jameela Jamil
From the creator of Drawings of Dogs, a warmly illustrated and thoughtful examination of empathy and the necessity of being kinder
The kindness we owe one another goes far beyond the everyday gestures of feeding someone else's parking meter--although it's important not to downplay those small acts. Kindness can also mean much more. In this timely, insightful guide, Henry James Garrett lays out the case for developing a strong, courageous, moral kindness, one that will help you fight cruelty and make the world a more empathetic place.
So, how could a book possibly make you kinder? It would need to answer two questions:
* Why are you kind at all? and,
* Why aren't you kinder?
In these pages, building on his academic studies in metaethics and using his signature-sweet animal cartoons, Henry James Garrett sets out to do just that, exploring the sources and the limitations of human empathy and the many ways, big and small, that we can work toward being our best and kindest selves for the people around us and the society we need to build.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197).
Introduction -- Why ask, "Why are we kind?" -- We are kind because of empathy -- Empathy evolved -- Empathy has an off switch -- The unequal distribution of empathy-limiting mistakes -- Exercising empathy -- Conclusion.
"From the creator of @Drawings of Dogs comes this illustrated examination of empathy and the necessity of being kinder. Building on his academic studies in metaethics and using his signature animal cartoons, the author explores the sources and the limitations of human empathy and the many ways that we can work toward being our best selves for the people around us and the society we need to build"-- Provided by publisher.