Contents
Preface
CHAPTER ONE
What Is Empathy?
CHAPTER TWO
Why Do We Need Empathy?
CHAPTER THREE
If It’s So Important, Why Is Empathy So Hard?
CHAPTER FOUR
Are Power and Politics Barriers to Empathy?
CHAPTER FIVE
What If Stress, Depression, and Other Health Factors Block Empathy?
CHAPTER SIX
Where Is Religion in Empathy?
CHAPTER SEVEN
Can We Have Empathy with Technology?
CHAPTER EIGHT
Social Empathy—Making the World a Better Place
Epilogue:
Teaching Social Empathy
Notes
Index