Empathy has multiple dimensions, so all the different perspectives are partly right. Cognitive empathy: is seeing things through your perspective Emotional em

Empathy has multiple dimensions, so all the different perspectives are partly right. Cognitive empathy: is seeing things through your perspective Emotional empathy: I feel what you feel Emphatic concern: I care for your well-being http://www.danielgoleman.info/three-kinds-of-empathy-cognitive-emotional-compassionate/ http://www.danielgoleman.info/three-kinds-of-empathy-cogniti... Edit: added reference