The Near Voice of Empathy
The Near Voice of Empathy

Author: Johan Sparr

Publisher: Johan Sparr

Published: 2024-08-19

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13:

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Magic. Mystery. Rebellion. In the shadowy corners of Victorian London, William Blackwood, a dedicated investigator, and Olivia Hawthorn, a resilient empath, face an unprecedented threat. Together, they delve into a web of mysterious empath incidents, each more perilous than the last. As the gas-lit streets whisper secrets, they uncover a sinister plot to seize the powerful Heart of Empathy. With the city’s fate hanging in the balance, William and Olivia navigate through dark magic and complex alliances. Their journey leads them to confront Ethan Bates, a manipulative leader whose ambitions threaten to unravel the very fabric of time. Will their combined powers of magic, courage, and empathy be enough to save London, or will the city succumb to chaos? 'The Near Voice of Empathy' is the thrilling second novel in Johan Sparr's StainedSteam Saga. If you crave atmospheric, dark, and mystical tales, then you'll love Johan Sparr's gripping adventure. Uncover the secrets of empathy today.

Voice of Empathy
Voice of Empathy

Author: Raymond J. Haberski

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780883822661

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Where do we find religion? In places of worship? For many, it can be found in the activities of daily life, from shopping for groceries and making dinner to falling in love and raising children. How do historians write this history? How do they record the significance of religious culture expressed through the mundane and the extraordinary--from letters to magazines to praying for miracles at shrines? This study offers more than a century's worth of religion lived through media, particularly Franciscan media. From the late nineteenth century through the present, Franciscan media have offered Catholics in the United States ways to reflect on and react to the issues of daily life: family, sex, children, obedience to church doctrine (from dietary requirements to treatment of divorced Catholics), communism, and even the moral dimensions of popular culture, especially movies. Interaction through media helped shape Catholic identity, revealing the difficulty of living as a Catholic in modern America. Franciscans wrote for magazines, produced radio shows, developed film projects, and understood that to reach people, they needed to appeal to the heart as well as to the head--to speak to the emotion of living one's Catholicism as well as thinking about what Catholicism means. Voice of Empathy uses a spectrum of sources, from letters to priests in print magazines such as St. Anthony Messenger to scripts for shows such as The Hour of St. Francis to the multi-platform work of Mother Angelica and Father Richard Rohr, to highlight the fluid engagement between faith and the secular world. The social, economic, political, and cultural developments that gave shape to Franciscan media also became the context in which Franciscans forged particular approaches to their pastoral ministry. Of particular note, Voice of Empathy deals extensively with the central role women have played in Franciscan media as consumers, producers, and shapers of lived Catholicism.

Against Empathy
Against Empathy

Author: Paul Bloom

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-12-06

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0062339354

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New York Post Best Book of 2016 We often think of our capacity to experience the suffering of others as the ultimate source of goodness. Many of our wisest policy-makers, activists, scientists, and philosophers agree that the only problem with empathy is that we don’t have enough of it. Nothing could be farther from the truth, argues Yale researcher Paul Bloom. In AGAINST EMPATHY, Bloom reveals empathy to be one of the leading motivators of inequality and immorality in society. Far from helping us to improve the lives of others, empathy is a capricious and irrational emotion that appeals to our narrow prejudices. It muddles our judgment and, ironically, often leads to cruelty. We are at our best when we are smart enough not to rely on it, but to draw instead upon a more distanced compassion. Basing his argument on groundbreaking scientific findings, Bloom makes the case that some of the worst decisions made by individuals and nations—who to give money to, when to go to war, how to respond to climate change, and who to imprison—are too often motivated by honest, yet misplaced, emotions. With precision and wit, he demonstrates how empathy distorts our judgment in every aspect of our lives, from philanthropy and charity to the justice system; from medical care and education to parenting and marriage. Without empathy, Bloom insists, our decisions would be clearer, fairer, and—yes—ultimately more moral. Brilliantly argued, urgent and humane, AGAINST EMPATHY shows us that, when it comes to both major policy decisions and the choices we make in our everyday lives, limiting our impulse toward empathy is often the most compassionate choice we can make.

Design, Empathy, Interpretation
Design, Empathy, Interpretation

Author: Ilpo Koskinen

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2023-09-12

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0262376881

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A new, empathic approach to design research, drawn from the informed experiences of a leading design research program in Finland. Design, Empathy, Interpretation tells the story of empathic design, a design research program at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, that has developed an interpretive approach to design over the past twenty years. As one of the leaders of the Helsinki group, Ilpo Koskinen draws on his own experiences to offer readers a general intellectual and professional history of design research, and argues for what he calls an interpretive approach. Design, Empathy, Interpretation shows how the group has created connections all across the globe, and how a seemingly soft approach to design research can be useful in both industry and government. Koskinen follows design research’s transformation from questions of usability, in the 1980s, through to the revolution in personal electronics and the “user-centered” turn of the 1990s. Using the research community in Helsinki as a case study, and moving between specific projects and theoretical debates, he offers readers a focused introduction to the major methodological and intellectual challenges—as well as the opportunities—of design research. He argues that all design tasks, however simple or complex, begin with understanding the way humans ascribe meaning, both as individuals and as actors in complex societies. Thus all design research must be interpretive at its core.A new, empathic approach to design research, drawn from the informed experiences of a leading design research program in Finland.

Modernist Empathy
Modernist Empathy

Author: Eve C. Sorum

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-06-27

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1108498728

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Shows how reading modernist literature gives us fresh insights into tensions within the empathetic imagination and empathy itself.

Empathy, Emotion and Education
Empathy, Emotion and Education

Author: Helen Demetriou

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1137548444

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This book explores the construct of empathy and its connection with education. Charting literature on the origins and evolution of the concept of empathy, the author examines the multifaceted nature of empathy and the external and internal influences behind this concept. The relationship between empathy and education is examined through the impact they have on each other for the development of social and emotional understanding, positive social behaviours and effective teaching and learning. In doing so, the author emphasises that empathy apparent in the early years of life is invaluable for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in future, and should be elicited from pupils and teachers alike. This book will be of interest to practitioners, educational psychologists, and researchers in empathy and its effect on education.

Empathy and Its Development
Empathy and Its Development

Author: Nancy Eisenberg

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1990-08-31

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9780521409865

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A study of empathy from developmental, biological, clinical, social and historical perspectives, covering topics such as developmental changes and gender differences in empathy, the role of cognition in empathy, the socialization of empathy, its role in child abuse and the measurement of empathy.

Empathy in the Context of Philosophy
Empathy in the Context of Philosophy

Author: L. Agosta

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-04-29

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0230275249

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Integrating continental and Anglo-American traditions, the author exposes empathy as the foundation of the being-with-one-another of human beings. The interpretation of empathy is applied to story telling, literature, and self psychology, rescuing empathy from the margins and revealing its role in the understanding of the other and human community.

Difficult Empathy and Rhetorical Encounters
Difficult Empathy and Rhetorical Encounters

Author: Eric Leake

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-08-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1000923886

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Difficult Empathy takes up the question of empathy as fundamentally a rhetorical concern, focusing on the ways we encounter and understand one another in what we read and write, hear and say. The book centres around the argument that empathy as a rhetorical event occurs not simply in the minds of individuals but as a product of the rhetorical situations, practices, cultures, and values in which we engage. Rather than identifying empathy as a cure-all, or jettisoning the concept altogether, the author acknowledges empathy’s potential as well as its limitations by focusing on what makes empathy a hard and ultimately worthwhile practice. This nuanced and original study will interest scholars working at the intersection of rhetoric and composition with empathy, as well as those studying empathy in fields such as critical and cultural theory, politics, media analysis, social psychology, and the cognitive humanities.

Purposeful Empathy
Purposeful Empathy

Author: Anita Nowak

Publisher: Broadleaf Books

Published: 2023-04-11

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1506485103

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Empathy has never been more important, yet we're living in an era of a massive empathy deficit. At the same time, workplace culture has changed dramatically. Leaders, who have already been stretched to the limit, are now being called on to create and nurture genuine connection, psychological safety, and well-being across their organizations--all while adapting to the values of a new generation that won't compromise on diversity, equity, and inclusion. As this book shows, human beings are wired to care, and we can become more empathic with practice. Empathy increases dopamine, reduces stress, boosts self-esteem, heightens the immune system, and enriches our relationships. Empathy also improves business key performance indicators. This means that leveraging empathy on purpose can lead to better health, happier and more productive workplaces, and a more meaningful life. That's why empathy is our superpower. Through inspiring stories; interviews with experts, including business leaders, neuroscientists, activists, social entrepreneurs, and spiritual leaders; a new model rooted in positive psychology and coaching; and self-development exercises at the end of each chapter, Purposeful Empathy offers wisdom and practical advice to foster personal, organizational, and social transformation.