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Archive for December 14, 2015
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When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.
– Susan Sarandon –
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Welcome to the Empathy Wars
Critics of empathy call it biased, saying we should unemotionally help the greatest number. But Roman Krznaric suggests two kinds of empathy: ‘affective’ — feeling or mirroring others’ emotions, and ‘perspective-taking’ empathy — imagining oneself in someone else’s shoes. He gives examples of how they can work together, from sympathetic focus on a child caught in a mineshaft (affective) to the abolition of slavery (putting oneself in someone else’s place). { read more }
Be The Change
When you hear of someone in trouble this week, practice both kinds of empathy: sympathize, then see how you can help in a practical way. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 