When stories allow us to empathize with people who lead very different lives or come from very different backgrounds, it allows us to get into their shoes in a way that no amount of preaching can accomplish.”While this doesn’t surprise me, …

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…

It’s a daunting question.Should we approach it like learning a language – starting with the building blocks of vocabulary, moving to sentences, and eventually practicing in conversation? (I can see it now: Rosetta Stone Empathy Edition!) Fr…

Exiled Tibetan leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner the Dalai Lama came to Louisville on Sunday for the first time since 1994, bringing his distinctive message of compassion not just for all humans but for other species. The Dalai Lama called for …