5 Quotes & Sayings By Simon Baroncohen

Baron-Cohen is a developmental psychologist and philosopher at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on theories of mind and autism spectrum conditions, and he is well known for his research on the extreme male brain theory. He is the author of numerous books, including The Essential Difference: The Truth About The Male & Female Brain and The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty.

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Parents who discipline their child by discussing the consequences of their actions produce children who have better moral development , compared to children whose parents use authoritarian methods and punishment. Simon BaronCohen
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Empathy is like a universal solvent. Any problem immersed in empathy becomes soluble. Simon BaronCohen
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I remember sitting in the Beth Shalom synagogue in Cambridge on the night of Kol Nidre. Peter Lipton, a friend and an atheist philosopher, was giving a sermon on the theme of “atonement:” “If we treat another person as essentially bad, we dehumanize him or her. If we take the view that every human being has some good in them, even if it is only 0.1 percent of their makeup, then by focusing on their good part, we humanize them. By acknowledging and attending to and rewarding their good part, we allow it to grow, like a small flower in a desert. . Simon BaronCohen
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The hope is that laying out what we understand about essential differences in the minds of men and women may lead to grater acceptance and respect of difference. Simon BaronCohen