AGAINST EMPATHY

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem/ a source of prejudice, not kindness. We think of empathy the a bility to feel the suffering of others for ourselves as the ultimate source of all good behaviour. But while it inspires care and protection in personal relationships, it has the opposite effect in the wider world. As the latest research in psychology and neuros cience shows, we feel empathy most for those we find attractive and who seem similar to us and not at all for those who are differen t, distant ...[Read more]