Heidi Maibom

Professor of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati

Heidi Maibom is professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at ILCLI, University of the Basque Country. She is the editor, most recently, of The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Empathy (2017) and the author of The Space Between (forthcoming from Oxford University Press in October 2022).

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Written by Heidi Maibom

A street scene with a shoe shiner, a man reading a newspaper, and people wearing traditional attire in front of a vibrant, orange wall.

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Ethics

Through the eyes of another

It’s impossible to shed our individual biases. So the best way to establish objectivity is by taking on new perspectives

Heidi Maibom

A man smoking a cigar and holding a champagne flute at an outdoor event, with people in the background on a sunny day.

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Personality

Spot the psychopath

Psychopaths have a reputation for cunning and ruthlessness. But they are more like you and me than we care to admit

Heidi Maibom