People often get the two words mixed up. Both have the same “pathos” root (Greek for “suffering”), so it’s not surprising.
Sympathy means suffering “with” i.e. feeling compassion toward the suffering of another.
Empathy means suffering “into” i.e. feeling the same suffering as another.
There’s not a lot of space between the two, but in business, it can mean the difference between success and failure.
The design of artificial empathy is one of the most essential issues in social robotics. This is because empathic interactions with ordinary people are needed to introduce robots into our society. Several attempts have been made for specific situations…
Caregivers facing the difficult burden of caring for an aging or sick relative often let their own physical and mental well-being go. Having a doctor willing to take the time to listen can help a great deal.See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion
For years, physicians have been urged to show more empathy during patient encounters, but most doctors would tell you it isn’t quite that simple.For physicians who struggle to balance empathy with analytic thinking during patient visits, neuroscience r…
Dahlia Lithwick writes about the courts and the law for Slate and is a commentator on various national media programs such as NPR, Rachael Maddow Show, Democracy Now, etc. She has written and commented on the role of empathy in relationship to the Supr…
