Monday amid the growing controversy of Hillary Clinton’s insistence that she and her husband former President Bill Clinton are not wealthy, Rush Limbaugh attempted to explain the former secretary of state’s “zero empathy” attitude on personal finances.
The conservative talk show host said, “In her world, $50 million is peanuts” and added,
“This is tone deafness on steroids.
It is an inability to relate to people.
It is zero empathy.
It is just stunning”
In the tests 34 female participants were divided into two groups.Those in the ’empathy’ group witnessed an actor receive painful electric shocks.In the second ‘reciprocity’ group participants were paired up with actors who paid money so the participant…
Right now, it might seem impossible to eliminate the us-versus-them mindset that permeates society, but optimistically, I do not think that we are at an impasse. What we have to do is look at a trait that all humans already possess: empathy.Empath…
A recent paper (‘Is Empathy Necessary for Morality?’ by Jesse Prinz – available in full-text pdf online) examines the link between feeling empathy (the ability to feel what others are feeling), and actually taking action to help othe…
Why is it important to be empathetic with a loved one who has cancer?The more social support people have while going through a crisis, they better able they are to cope. To be empathetic means you are making an effort at a level others haven&rsqu…
