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Paul Bloom is an author and a Professor of Psychology at Yale.\nWhy is suffering a cause of pleasure for some people? What do BDSM, being robbed, extreme sports and meditation have in common? How does pleasure work? Why is empathy bad and what is the case for rational compassion? Why do we love people who have died?\nOne of my favourite conversations this year, do not miss this.\nExtra Stuff:\nFollow Professor Bloom on Twitter -\xa0https://twitter.com/paulbloomatyale\nBuy Against Empathy -\xa0https://amzn.to/32G5SD3\nBuy How Pleasure Works -\xa0https://amzn.to/2CHRteQ\nStarting Therapy Video -\xa0https://youtu.be/jK-mw8rXziY\nCheck out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link -\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices