Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including most recently the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science, and for the New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic and Guardian. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby and most recently Against Empathy.
An exhilarating antidote to toxic positivity, this captivating book
will challenge you to rethink your vision of a good life
*Adam Grant, author of Think Again*
Clear, rightly sceptical, impossible to dislike
*Guardian*
Provocative, fascinating and insightful - from one of the world's
best writers and deepest thinkers about human behaviour
*Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness*
A profound meditation on happiness, family and meaning from one of
the best writers we have about the human condition. A joy to
read
*A. J. Jacobs, author of It’s All Relative*
Wonderfully humane, lucid and entertaining ... a brave and
necessary tract for the times
*Telegraph (on Against Empathy)*
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