Asking people about morality and empathy may not yield sincere answers. Moral sentiments, can, indeed, be measured.
People protest at a demonstration in Market Square, in Cleveland. The demonstration was organized in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration order.
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A lot of moral outrage has been expressed lately – over Trump’s travel ban and other issues. The expression of such outrage is more than a response to perceived injustice.
Why do we lack empathy in certain situations?
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We must know people as they would like to be known, not as some dominant power has decided we shall know them.
Health professionals needs to be skilled in understanding what the other person is going through, so they can respond appropriately.
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For over two decades, psychologists and communication scholars have been seriously studying the degree a person is able to correctly understand another’s unsaid thoughts or feelings.
Researchers have examined whether it is possible to increase empathy through formal training.
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Some people are good at understanding the emotions of others but not at feeling them or commenting on them. So can we teach people the parts they lack?
It’s argued art helps people cultivate empathy.
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Can empathy be taught to students in the healthcare professions? A groundbreaking project is using visual art to ensure they pay attention to the whole person, not just the disease.
Sulphur-crested cockatoos form long-term pair bonds, perhaps explaining their emotional intelligence.
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For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
William Westall’s drawing of the body of an Indigenous man shot at Blue Mud Bay (1803).
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Universities are so busy trying to make ends meet that there’s no time to listen to their communities’ stories. It’s crucial to develop safe spaces where tough conversations can happen.
Children learn to share and show concern from an early age.
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Children feel sympathy for others from an early age. Two development psychologists explain how children can learn, based on feelings of sympathy, how to act more thoughtfully.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary