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Articles on Compassion
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The myth of compassion fatigue suggests that compassion is a finite resource. The reality is that health-care providers are over-worked and need better institutional support.
Research shows empathy itself does not have any limits. If it appears limited, it is because of people’s goals, values and choices.
After such a difficult political experience, empathy is the key not only to feeling connected, but feeling understood – and understanding others.
Without compassion for others and the courage to do something about it, our community is more likely to be mean-spirited and miserable than happy and generous.
A global movement aims to let compassion guide political and community life. This has obvious relevance for a competition-driven nation with a troubling capacity for harsh attitudes and policy.
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor of Asian History & Health Humanities, Penn State
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Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer, Advertising and Media, Western Sydney University
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Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer, Program in International and Comparative Studies, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer Philosophy and Bio-Ethics, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Founder of PAN Works and Research Scientist at the Marsh Institute, Clark University
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Psychologist and Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Industrial Economics, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor of Social Welfare Policy, Boston University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Federation University Australia
