Super interesting addition. Thanks for this
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Not a “defining aspect”. I imagine some great apes, maybe even dogs and other mammals experience “empathy”. Compassion is closer to being an aspect. But it’s *an aspect of* what defines us as people: our universal capacity to construct explanations.
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Oooh I really like how you worded that last bit. Definitely given me something to think about. And well pointed out!! That was a blind spot on my behalf
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@ToKTeacher that non-human animals can have empathy, and I feel that this elevates their status significantly. On the other hand, some humans lack it utterly, and I wonder about their status. -
It depends what they do - not feel. They’re still people. If it’s possible to not feel empathy and that actually causes one to do evil we should lock them up to the extent they’re shown dangerous. (I’m currently engrossed in this story of non-empathy: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-teachers-pet … )
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