Philosopher and author of Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution, Roman Krznaric, thinks that Australians may be losing their ability to empathise.
The Oxford University cultural thinker and founding faculty member of The School of Life in London spoke with Steve Austin about what empathy is and why he thinks we have lost it.
Are we losing our ability to empathise?
The development of empathy in an individual from art mirrors the original derivation of the term; it is art that makes us empathic. What about experiencing art? The concept of empathy began in 19th-century German psychology as a description of e…
Researchers think they may have found a way to make people more empathetic. Perhaps one day in the future we’ll be able to prescribe “kindness” pills.What if there was a way to turn all the Ebeneezer Scrooges of the world into kind, empathetic people? …
Friday there was the Think It Up http://thinkitup.org special on 4 or 5 TV networks. THINK IT UP will invite public school students in grades 7-12 to develop student-powered, teacher-led, crowdfunded learning projects.
One of the segments was Changemaker High School in Tuscon, part of the Start Empathy initiative. It Stats with empathy and then encourages students to be leaders in their communities. This did a lot to get the word out about the importance of empathy in the schools.
The Empathy Way Teacher’s Manual [Anne Paris, Marian Brickner] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Empathy Way Series includes three books: “Insides Out”, “I’m Different You’re Different”See it o…
