Download or read book The Moral Dimensions of Empathy written by J. Oxley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does empathy help us to be moral? The author argues that empathy is often instrumental to meeting the demands of morality as defined by various ethical theories. This multi-faceted work links psychological research on empathy with ethical theory and contemporary trends in moral education.