Empathy is important to democracybut it's complicated to understand, as scientists and philosophers have long tried to study in practice.
Callousness is a decisionwe are the authors of our empathy, and numbness isn't a foregone conclusion.
I believe that showing empathy is a choice. We must be mindful of social pressures that might steer these choices in particular directions.
Extending empathy across political divides can be important, but so too can sustaining motivations to empathize with the most marginalized.
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