Martin L. Hoffman was an American psychologist and a professor emeritus of clinical and developmental psychology at New York University.^[1]

In his career, Hoffman is primarily focused on development of empathy and its relationship with moral development,^[2] which he defines as "people's consideration for others."^[3] His research also touches on areas such as empathic anger, sympathy, guilt and feelings of injustice.^[1]

Hoffman did his undergraduate studies at Purdue University, receiving a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1945. He earned a master's degree in psychology at the University of Michigan in 1947 and a PhD in social psychology at the University of Michigan in 1951.^[1] In the 1960s, he became editor of the Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, and oversaw its conversion from a newsletter to an academic journal.^[4]

He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Society.^[1]

• Hoffman, Martin L. (2000). Empathy and Moral Development: Implications for Caring and Justice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511805851. ISBN 9780511805851.^[5]