Photo: Michael Dawes, Great Day at Burleig Head
Empathy = Being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts and experience of another
Also see: platinum rule
Quotes
De-emphasize empathy. I’ve heard several calls for increased empathy on diversity issues. While I strongly support trying to understand how and why people think the way they do, relying on affective empathy—feeling another’s pain—causes us to focus on anecdotes, favor individuals similar to us, and harbor other irrational and dangerous biases. Being emotionally unengaged helps us better reason about the facts. – Google Anti-Diversity Manifesto
Empathy is the imaginative act of stepping into the shoes of another person and viewing the world from their perspective. – Empathy Library
Headlines
The Surprising History of Empathy
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