Alan D. A. Mattiassi
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Alan D. A. Mattiassi is a researcher whose work explores the frontiers of human empathy, examining how we extend compassion beyond our own species. His primary research areas include cognitive empathy, human-animal interaction, and the psychology of human-robot relationships. Mattiassi’s major contribution lies in systematically comparing the degrees of empathy people feel toward humans, animals, robots, and even inanimate objects. His most-cited paper, “What do humans feel with mistreated humans, animals, robots, and objects? Exploring the role of cognitive empathy” (2021, 22 citations), broadens the traditional spectrum of empathy studies by including non-living entities. In his earlier foundational work, “Degrees of Empathy: Humans’ Empathy Toward Humans, Animals, Robots and Objects” (2019), he established a framework for measuring these varied empathic responses. By demonstrating that cognitive empathy plays a key role in how we relate to both living and non-living targets, Mattiassi’s research has significant implications for fields ranging from animal welfare to the ethical design of social robots. His work challenges us to reconsider the boundaries of moral concern in an increasingly complex world.
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