Unity is the way. But we’ll never get there without empathy.
In the days following the horrific ambush in Dallas that killed five police officers, many of our leaders have spoken out against divisiveness and called for Americans to rise above our differences.
by Emily Liscom iIn my classroom, the single most important thing I can teach my students is empathy. If my students are able to understand the thoughts, feelings, and needs of others, they will be able to interact in a selfless manner. This will also …
Bring up the word autism and you’ll hear a great many theories. Simon Baron-Cohen, the man who I believe has singlehandedly done more damage to the perception of autistics than any other human being (though there are arguably a number of people vying f…
“Compassion is the basis of all morality,” declared 19th century German Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer while Mahatma Gandhi stressed that, “It ill becomes us to invoke in our daily prayers the blessings of God, the Compassionate, if …
In ancient China a person without feeling was considered as no person at all Mencius summarizes empathy: “When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated this way: when two m…
