Where has our empathy gone?
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Where has our empathy gone?
Here are eight imperatives—all of them drawing strength and sustenance from the humanities:
- We need a way of defining and pursuing progress that doesn’t reduce that concept to something that only comes from a digital device.
- We desperately need access to values and wisdom that aren’t corrupted by the relentless financial metrics and imposed
Ted Gioia • The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College
She reflected on how it must be for people in greater positions of power. ‘What if you’re having to make a decision about whether to bomb Libya or not?’ she mused. ‘Would it be helpful to imagine yourself as the mother of a child that might get killed as a result, or would that make it harder to make that decision? If you were too connected to your
... See moreRob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
Yes, you could argue that many Trump fanatics lack basic human empathy (or at least, are ambivalent to the suffering of others). But let’s be honest — the rest of us have been struggling with empathy for some time now.