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I'm not sure that books readily teach empathy, however. The can expand you exposure to things that others have to go through, but empathy requires caring about
by yumaikas 9y ago
I'm not sure that books readily teach empathy, however. The can expand you exposure to things that others have to go through, but empathy requires caring about other people to begin with, and few books will teach that on their own.
- icebraining 9y agoBooks don't give you just what others go through, but also what others think - their state of mind. If you prick us, do we not bleed? only works for psychological "pricks" if you can imagine the person psychologically bleeding, and books can let you experience that.
- philippoi 9y agoThere's a popular study result that says it does: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/342/6156/377 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/342/6156/377