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Empathy Defined

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Richard J. Mouw

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Date Added

Apr 18, 2025

“Empathy” literally means “in-feeling”—it is to project myself into another person’s feelings so that I begin to understand what it is like to have his experiences. If I want to gain empathy for a neighbor who is consistently defensive and insulting, I can try to imagine what it is like to be torn by the hurts and fears that give rise to his antisocial behavior.

In doing so I may find links between his inner life and my own; or I may use my imagination…

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