Empathy For Everyone? 2022 Latest Answers
Kohut said that Empathy is a process that can lead us to both accurate and inaccurate
results 29 and one of the main criticisms against empathy is that we empathize more
easily with those closer to us. This criticism has a valid basis since our realities are
mainly based on hierarchical and closed societies’ perspectives. From this point of
view, it would be both great and terrible to think of a society where we could empathize equally with our children and our enemy or with a victim and a predator. A way
to address this is to consciously engage in empathy exercises in order to understand
the feelings and perspectives of those in different life circumstances. The hope here
is that our empathic abilities can develop and extend throughout our lives, distributed
technology, and communication is making this easier offering us the opportunity to
connect across geographical boundaries and cultural perspectives.