So when it comes to my imaginary genetically engineered child, I would put in some anger, but not too much, and I would make sure to add plenty of intelligence, concern for others, and self-control. I would be wary of removing anger altogether, but I would ensure that it could be modified, shaped, directed, and overridden by rational deliberation; that, at most, it could be a reliable and useful servant—but never a master. That’s how we should think about empathy.
This is not a bad view. Empathy, but with limitations. It is weaker that the thesis initially presented by Bloom, but arguably this form of empathy would be different enough in important ways as to warrant a separate analysis.
