Table of ContentsIntroductionAn Example and a Working DefinitionThe Anglo-American TraditionHume’s Many Meanings of “Sympathy”Adam Smith’s Philosophy of SympathyContractualism and Sympathy in RawlsNagel’s Incomplete Versio…

Theory of MindTheory of Mind is the branch of cognitive science that investigates how we ascribe mental states to other persons and how we use the states to explain and predict the actions of those other persons.  More accurately, it is the branch…

By: Zach BrittleBut what is it?Empathy is generally understood as the capacity to identify and share someone else’s emotions and experiences. Dr. Gottman describes empathy as mirroring a partner’s feelings in a way that lets them …