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I don't think we can ever have too much empathy The deeper you feel, the more you are moved to positive action And, it's how we define a moral life Without it we are destructive, directionless, and inhuman

Empathy is no virtue, usually. What we actually need more of is *compassion*. Anytime when the stakes are high: you want a surgeon not to feel your pain (empathy) but to treat you well (compassion). The reason we identify with 1 poverty stricken person but not millions is empathy

For more on this see, for example https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339338 … by @paulbloomatyale and various talks he's given (especially to @SamHarrisOrg who has likewise spoken and written about this crucial topic to get clear. :)

(Far from moving people, too much empathy clouds judgement: it blinds people to actual solutions. Caught up in the emotion, they leave behind reason that can help those suffering. Hence *compassion*: a loving species of kindness that is at once detached and (so) moved to action).