Autism and the Two Kinds of Empathy (Robert Wright & Simon Baron-Cohen)
Robert Wright's Nonzero
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The Science of Evil
In the wrong hands, cognitive empathy can be a bad thing. If it isn't paired with affective empathy or at least something that functions as a conscience, then it can be a very bad thing. I'm very struck that autistic people often have a very highly developed moral compass. They're often the first to speak up if they witness any injustice and they want to do something about it.
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