Empathy can take a toll – but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength

Is empathy a core strength? Here’s what philosophy says

In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and Trump megadonor Elon Musk offered his thoughts about what motivates political progressives to support immigration. In his view, the culprit was empathy, which he called “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization.” As shocking as Musk’s views are, however, they are far from unique. On the one hand, there is the familiar and widespread conservative critique of “bleeding heart” libera…

Empathy can take a toll – but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength

Empathy isn't just about feelings. It's also an aspect of knowledge. AP Photo/Maya AlleruzzoIn an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and Trump megadonor Elon Musk offered his thoughts about what motivates political progressives to support immigration. In his view, the culprit was empathy, which he called “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization.” As shocking as Musk’s views are, however, they are far from unique. On the one…

Analysis: Elon Musk is wrong about empathy

EMPATHY is not the same as kindness or compassion: it is our capacity to understand another person’s experience and feel it. If we feel, if we understand, we might show care for them. The word is relatively new in English. Modelled on the older “s...

Empathy among doctors is a necessary virtue that often helps to improve the working environment within a Service. Unfortunately, it is not always so, and there are health professionals who, far from adding, manage to demoralize their colleagues in the sector with their words. This is what a MIR has experienced recently, who, after knowing its order number, decided to visit the area of a hospital that interested him to know its functioning. But f…