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Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s emotions. Despite common usage, it doesn't preclude using that ability to crush those people if useful...
by BurningFrog 4y ago
Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s emotions.
Despite common usage, it doesn't preclude using that ability to crush those people if useful...
- technothrasher 4y agoYou are speaking about cognitive empathy (the ability to sense other's emotions), while the "common usage" you are describing is known as affective empathy (the ability to share or respond emotionally to emotions in others). Same word, two different concepts.