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This work begins from our Socratic ignorance of empathy. It applies four philosophical methods - phenomenology, self psychology, language analysis, and interpretive suspicion (hermeneutics) to generating a clearing for empathy as authentic being with one another in community.

This brief essay uses several works of fiction and nonfiction to illustrate the profound character of evil that obtains when individuals lose their capacity to empathize with the circumstances and situation of others. W.H. Auden explored the contours of human evil throughout much of his career and argued that it inhered, even at its most vicious, in all of humankind. The persistent challenge for nations particularly and civilization more generally is to acknowledge that fact and to ensure that this omnipresent and often apparently unspectacular force is not unleashed. The paper provides several examples aimed at illustrating that observers should consider current trends in American policy and politics carefully as they signal a sharp decline in empathy for major groups within the polity, an inauspicious sign for United States democratic politics. ; Published version

In recent decades, empathy research has blossomed into a vibrant and multidisciplinary field of study. This text collects cross-disciplinary, cutting-edge work on human empathy from the perspectives of social, cognitive, developmental and clinical psychology and cognitive/affective neuroscience

In order to investigate the empathic development of deaf preadolescents, 21 deaf subjects, ages 9-0 and 14-2, were equally divided into three groups matched for age and mental ability. Group A (congenitally deaf), Group B (prelingually deaf), and Group C (postlingually deaf) were compared on their ability to recognize emotions. The results demonstrate that deaf preadolescents have more difficulty with empathy development than hearing children, and this ability is related to onset of deafness. The implications for social development and treatment intervention are discussed.

1. Introduction : toward an integrated practice -- 2. An expanding philosophy -- 3. A theoretical examination of empathy and compassion -- 4. Objectivity : a timeworn antipathy to empathy -- 5. Against compassion : a quagmire for journalists -- 6. Historically intertwined : the narrative and empathy -- 7. The empathetic journalist in the twenty-first century -- 8. A model for cultivating a life of empathy and compassion -- 9. Research and reflection : fueling empathy -- 10. The moral imagination : reclaiming the call -- 11. Cultivating ethical relationships -- 12. Empathetic listening as a journalistic discipline -- 13. For the good of the soul.