Yes, he's defining empathy in an narrower sense than it is often used.
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Replying to @oreil_m
He may have good reasons for this & reveal something important but my issue is with losing the word & having nothing to replace it.
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Replying to @oreil_m
In conversations online. I tend to talk abt talking, finding common ground, understanding ppl, being charitable but also critical.
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In short, I talk a lot abt trying to understand other people's motivations & feelings & then working with them to resolve things.
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This is empathy first, really getting it, and then trying to work out how to find solutions using principles & reason.
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Recently, ppl are disparaging of the empathy bit, implying it lacks reason & principles as tho these things cannot work together.
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If you want to understand pro-lifers or racists, do you really need to know how they feel?
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Replying to @oreil_m
Do you like Jonathan Haidt? He has been mind-changing for me. I can understand & empathise a lot more now & it works!
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Pro-life comes from the care-harm foundation usually but ppl think it comes from the authority/subversion so they can't address it.
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You need to listen & empathise before you can understand where it comes from & address it with reason & principles.
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