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Lädt ... I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathyvon Cris Beam
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"A cogent, gorgeous examination of empathy, illuminating the myths, the science, and the power behind this transformative emotion. Empathy has become a gaping fault line in American culture. Pioneering programs aim to infuse our legal and educational systems with more empathic thinking, even as pundits argue over whether we should bother empathizing with our political opposites at all. Meanwhile, we are inundated with the buzzily termed "empathic marketing"--Which may very well be a contradiction in terms. In I Feel You, Cris Beam carves through the noise with a revelatory exploration of how we perform empathy, how it is learned, what it can do--indeed, what empathy is in the first place. She takes us to the labs where the neural networks of compassion are being mapped, and the classrooms where children are being trained to see others' views. Beam visits courtrooms and prisons, asking how empathy might transform our justice system. She travels to places wracked by oppression and genocide, where reconciliation seems impossible, to report on efforts to heal society's deepest wounds through human connection. And finally, she turns to how we, as individuals, can foster compassion for ourselves. Brimming with the sensitive and nuanced storytelling that has made Beam one of our most respected journalists, I Feel You is an eye-opening affirmation of empathy's potential"--
"A rigorously researched and intensely moving examination of empathy: how it works, how it transforms us, and how our society misunderstands it"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Cris Beam is on a personal journey of discovery with regards to empathy; it is perhaps her own needs and curiosity that drives the narrative, but it isn’t limited, it’s an exploration. “For me, I like empathy because it’s interesting—it’s the only way to be intimate and expansive at once.” She introduces us to the subject by way of history, psychology & neuroscience before moving on to various illustrative, thought-provoking (and often powerful) examples. Along the way, there are bits that give pause; such as:
“Is empathy a skill to be optimized or is it a moral inclination to be nurtured?”
Not all empathy is created equal. There are different forms of empathy.
There can be problems with empathy “when it veers into altruism and helping.”
Do people empathize more with people who mirror them in some way?
Have the social scientists shown that empathy is meaningfully connected to helping behaviors and if so, how?
Forgiveness, human rights and remorse....
Some of the interesting larger scale examples she uses to discuss various aspects of empathy include of Maine's Truth & Reconciliation commission which provided a forum between the five native tribes of the state and the state run foster care system, the Sex Workers Outreach Project of New York, and several examples from South Africa, desegregation at one university but also meeting of families of victims with the imprisoned de Kock, nicknamed during apartheid as "Prime Evil."
In just over two hundred pages, Beam succeeds in sharing her exploration in a way that informs, stimulates and enriches, a worthy read if one has interest in the topic. ( )