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Empathy

Essays Society 

A Revolution Built on Eye Contact

March 4, 2019March 27, 2021 16 min read Jeffrey Howard Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Relationships

Cutting through the small talk and reviving a familiar ethos, Authentic Relating aims to supercharge the way we experience each other.

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Education Essays 

‘Schools of Character’ Demonstrate a Path to Education Reform

January 12, 2019April 3, 2021 10 min read Heather Cazad Character, Empathy, Schooling

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, a grieving parent becomes an education reformer, champions “Schools of Character.”

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Ideas Science & Tech 

Virtual Reality Is Not an Empathy Machine

October 29, 2018June 1, 2020 7 min read Erick Ramirez Empathy, Racism

Virtual reality can help us better understand the experiences of others but we should remain skeptical whether it can create true empathy.

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Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Other Heroic Lessons from The Dark Knight
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Essays Psychology 

Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Other Heroic Lessons from ‘The Dark Knight’

May 1, 2017May 9, 2020 15 min read Joshua R. H. Parsons Empathy, Family, Film, Neuroscience, Relationships

A cinematic masterpiece, ‘The Dark Knight’ is filled with insights into empathy and building emotional resiliency after childhood trauma.

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An online publication focused on human flourishing, taking a pragmatic approach to ideas. We care about ideas that help us to live well together, focusing on their practical consequences.

 

“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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