The limits and virtues of empathy
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2011
Here was the gist of it: “Empathy makes you more aware of other people’s suffering, but it’s not clear it actually motivates you to take moral action or prevents you from taking immoral action… People who actually perform pro-social action don’t only feel for those who are suffering, they feel compelled to act by a sense of duty.
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