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The Observer: From apathy to sympathy to empathy


Ron McAllisterColumbine High School, Red Lake High School, West Nickel Mines Amish School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary, Umpqua Community College, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, Santa Fe High School and Robb Elementary School. There are three reactions people generally have to the suffering of others: sympathy, empathy or apathy. Empathy, in contrast, suggests an ability actually to experience the feelings of the other; while apathy reflects an inability to be touched at all. His response is a product not of sympathy or empathy but of apathy. If you do feel empathy, you might want to do something about it.


Source: The Guardian June 02, 2022 18:35 UTC



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