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How empathetic do you think you are?
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:29 pm
And how important of a trait do you think it is?
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:31 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Not nearly enough, and it is hugely important. I think the problem is, the heart is deceptive, so it's easy for pride to masquerade as empathy.
it's not until you're called on to put someone else before you at great personal cost and no reward that you find out your true capacity for empathy.
it's not until you're called on to put someone else before you at great personal cost and no reward that you find out your true capacity for empathy.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:35 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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How empathetic do you think you are?
exceptionally
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And how important of a trait do you think it is?
that depends on what you're trying to accomplish
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:37 pm to McLemore
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it's not until you're called on to put someone else before you
that's not empathy, is it? i thought empathy was just the ability to recognize/identify emotions others are experiencing
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
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that depends on what you're trying to accomplish
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:40 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i thought empathy was just the ability to recognize/identify emotions others are experiencing
i guess some of us require a more genuine connection to identify and recognize fully.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:41 pm to McLemore
i think what you're describing is more akin to pity. (to SFP)
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:41 pm to McLemore
well even in a purely genuine level. you can feel bad for a person's situation without "putting them ahead" of you
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:41 pm to McLemore
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i guess some of us require a more genuine connection to identify and recognize fully.
wouldn't having a genuine connection make it sympathy?
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:42 pm to WinnPtiger
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wouldn't having a genuine connection make it sympathy?
sure. give it a name.
eta, but since we're wiki'ing:
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The English word is derived from the Ancient Greek word ?µp??e?a (empatheia), "physical affection, passion, partiality" which comes from ?? (en), "in, at" + p???? (pathos), "passion" or "suffering"
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:44 pm to Draconian Sanctions
You really are not a fully developed human being unless you have a substantial and reasonable amount of empathy.
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
? Ernest Hemingway
“I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.”
? Mahatma Gandhi
“I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.”
? Roger Ebert
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
? Ernest Hemingway
“I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.”
? Mahatma Gandhi
“I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.”
? Roger Ebert
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:44 pm to SlowFlowPro
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feel bad for
my definition of empathy goes beyond that. but i guess that's the nature of the question in the OP.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:45 pm to Draconian Sanctions
i feel sorry for the OP's mother
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:45 pm to McLemore
definitely didn't wiki, just what my semi-uneducated idea of what the word means. I always thought empathy was being able to recognize and understand a plight of someone else, but too sympathize with that plight, you had to have previously gone through it, or currently be going through it.
to answer the question I think the ability to recognize another's plight, i.e. empathize, is very important. I also think it is not an innate skill
to answer the question I think the ability to recognize another's plight, i.e. empathize, is very important. I also think it is not an innate skill
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:46 pm to Stingray
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i feel sorry for the OP's mother
i empathize with her, but only to the level of SFP's definition, and not my more demanding one.
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:46 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Not near as much as I used to
and I'm okay with that
and I'm okay with that
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:47 pm to WinnPtiger
yeah i always though empathy was identifying and understanding emotions of others. i do that like a boss
the 2nd question can't be answered until we define empathy!
the 2nd question can't be answered until we define empathy!
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
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the 2nd question can't be answered until we define empathy!
that better happen quick or else this circle spinning will give me a headache
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:49 pm to WinnPtiger
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to answer the question I think the ability to recognize another's plight, i.e. empathize, is very important. I also think it is not an innate skill
whatever definitions we're using, i think for this emotion to be meaningful/productive in any way, it must involve more than just feeling bad for someone/thing. i feel bad for the roach i squash in the kitchen, and i don't want to be squashed myself, but that doesn't keep me from destroying the MF'er every time.
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 3/4/14 at 10:49 pm to WinnPtiger
i understand completely what you're feeling
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