We talk about empathy, but do we value it?
Showing empathy towards someone – putting yourself in their shoes – is an admirable and important human virtue, especially when that person may not be particularly endearing or opposes your worldview.
But don’t expect everyone to like you for it. Research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has found that people’s opinion of an empathiser depends on who the target of their compassion is.
Published by Cosmos.
