My name is Simon van Rysewyk. I am a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, University of Tasmania, in Australia. I am investigating empathy for pain.   Empathy during medical educationDoes empathy need a face?Dialogue: pain, facial expression a…

The goal of the conference is to shed light on various unexplored and contested aspects of empathy. Although the word ‘empathy’ found its way into the field of psychology just over one hundred years ago, philosophers and artists have focuse…

Tom Atlee is an American social, peace and environmental activist. He is author of Empowering Public Wisdom,  Reflections on Evolutionary Activism and The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World that Works for…

Here you’ll find a mosaic of meaning and beauty that I hope will allow and foster depth. It is my belief that the more connected one is to his/her core ~ the better one can care for their personal ecosystem.Empathy begins with self.1) #Love: Why We Nee…