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Exploring Empathy
Its Propagations, Perimeters & Potentialities
Series: - At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, Volume: 92
Popular interest in empathy has surged in the past two decades. Research on its origins, uses and development is on the rise, and empathy is increasingly referenced across a wide range of sectors â from business to education. While there is widespread consensus about the value of empathy, however, its supposed stable nature and offerings remain insufficiently examined. By critically exploring different perspectives and aspects of empathy in distinct contexts, Exploring Empathy aims to generate deeper reflection about what is at stake in discussions and practices of empathy in the 21st century. Ten contributors representing seven disciplines and five world regions contribute to this dialogical volume about empathy, its offerings, limitations and potentialities for society. By deepening our understanding of empathy in all its complexity, this volume broadens the debate about both the role of empathy in society, and effective ways to invoke it for the benefit of all.
Rebeccah J. Nelems is a Senior Consultant who is conducting her PhD on empathy and youth at the University of Victoria (UVic), Canada. She is a 2015 Trudeau Scholar, and a recipient of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canadian Federation of University Women awards.
LJ (Nic) Theo is the Head of the Film Programme at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, where he teaches screenwriting and communications science. His work is on narrative architectures in visual and print media, and vocational curriculum design and implementation.
LJ (Nic) Theo is the Head of the Film Programme at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, where he teaches screenwriting and communications science. His work is on narrative architectures in visual and print media, and vocational curriculum design and implementation.
Introduction: Exploring Empathy ââRebeccah J. Nelems and LJ (Nic) Theo
Part I: Exploring Empathyâs âGoodsâ and Limits
ââEmpathy as Orientation Rather than Feeling: Why Empathy Is Ethically Complex ââSteve Larocco ââWhat Is This Thing Called Empathy? ââRebeccah J. NelemsPart II: Exploring the Affective and Cognitive Workings of Empathy
ââEmpathy, Complex Thinking and Their Interconnections ââCamilla Pagani ââReflecting on Empathy ââGavin J. Fairbairn ââEmpathy with the Enemy: Can the Intellectually Gifted Experience Empathy with the Intellectually Impaired? ââVeronica Wain ââCognitive Milestones on Mutual Paths towards Empathy: A Four-Step Model ââNurit SaharPart III: Exploring Empathy in the Media, Arts and Culture
ââEmpathic New(s) Orientations in Narratives about Sexuality ââLJ (Nic) Theo ââArt or Science? Formulating Empathy in Vince Gilliganâs Breaking Bad ââAbby Bentham âââGays Are the New Jewsâ: Homophobic Representations in African Media versus Twitterverse Empathy ââCharles King ââSeeing the Loop: Examining Empathy through Art Practice ââFiona Larkin
Those interested in the critical aspects of empathy, the role of empathy in society, and effective ways to invoke it for the benefit of all.