1. Introduction -- 2. Empathy: A Theoretical Starting Point -- 3. Trans-disciplinary Approach: Methodological Preface for an Applied Sociology -- 4. Possible Integrations Between Sociology, Social Psychology and Social Neuroscience -- 5. Possible Applications of Empirical Research: The Subdivision of Empathy -- 6. Conclusions.

This book is an inquiry into the history of the concept of empathy. Using a strong trans-disciplinary approach at the crossroads of neurosciences, psychology and sociology, the author provides insights of possible application of the empirical research, making this work useful to scholars as well as people outside the academia. - Prof. Gabriele Balbi, University of Italian Switzerland, Switzerland. This book examines the concept of empathy in sociological and neuroscientific discourses using innovative perspectives from sociology and social neuroscience. Through a transdisciplinary approach, the author delves into the history of empathy and its social, cultural and semantic changes, and then reviews the conception of empathy in neuroscientific discourse. Distancing itself from the traditional neuroscientific literature of biological universalism, this volume offers an innovative perspective on empathy. It also opens a new avenue for neurosociology, which is presented as the discipline that can emphasize all the cultural and emotional aspects that govern empathy. Key themes addressed in the text are: empathy in all its meanings, from Hume to TenHouten; neurosociology as one possible avenue for embracing the cultural and neuroscientific aspects of empathy; and empirical research. A valuable resource for sociology students and academics in the field of empathy and neurosociology, this book is also of interest to those studying sociological thought, and social neuroscience. Vincenzo Auriemma is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Salerno, Italy, and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. and an expert in the History of Sociological Thought. His research focuses on empathy and the contribution of neuroscience to social analysis. He is a member of the Laboratory of Analysis and Experimental Research (University of Salerno), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the European Sociological Association (ESA), the Italian Sociological Association (AIS) and Sociology of the Person (SPe), as well as scientific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying. ntific director of the National Pass the Ball Network, which combats bullying and cyberbullying.