Introduction and overview

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of figures vii
4. Introduction and overview ix
5. I. Infant roots of empathy and mutual infant-adult attunement
6. 1. Empathic participation 3
7. 2. Infant and adult in interpersonal communion and upon perturbation 17
8. 3. Empathic distress, moral development and dilemma-processing 43
9. II. Empathy, dialogue, and their blockage
10. 4. Empathy and its neurosocial support 67
11. 5. Children hurting and comforting, and being victims of abuse and net-bullying 87
12. 6. When nature prevents empathy, while opening for special talents 121
13. 7. When dialogue breaks down 137
14. III. From genocide and terrorism to rescue and altruism
15. 8. How can ordinary persons become agents of torture and extermination? 157
16. 9. The sole terrorist’s attacks on Norway, July 22, 2011 179
17. 10. From civilian rescuers to this question 213
18. Glossary 239
19. Acknowledgments 243
20. References 247
21. Name index 265
22. Subject index 269