The Empathy Instinct by Peter Bazalgette
How the art and science of compassion can build a better society
The Empathy Instinct should be required reading * Irish Examiner *
Sir Peter argues that politicians and the public must also be made to see that there are certain human aptitudes that can best be nurtured by an engagement with the arts and humanities * Sunday Times *
Sir Peter argues that politicians and the public must also be made to see that there are certain human aptitudes that can best be nurtured by an engagement with the arts and humanities * Sunday Times *
Peter Bazalgette was Chair of Arts Council England from 2013-2017. He also chaired the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation. He was educated at Dulwich College and read Law at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge but escaped the law to spend most of his career working in television. He devised some of the biggest entertainment shows in recent TV history, such as Ready Steady Cook and Changing Rooms, and brought Big Brother to the UK. He now chairs ITV. His previous books include Billion Dollar Game and The Food Revolution (co-authored). In 2011 he was knighted for services to broadcasting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473637511 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473637511 |
| Title | The Empathy Instinct |
| Author | Peter Bazalgette |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2017-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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