Empathy Lessons

Empathy and Analogy: Mindreading and Simulation

By Lou Agosta on November 3, 2009

The argument of this post is that mindreading, theory of mind (“mentalizing”), and simulation theory are fundamentally flawed. What is lacking is empathy. It is not that these do not mention “empathy.” It occurs as both the target of explanation… Read More ›
Empathy and Altruism: From Possibility to Implementation

By Lou Agosta on November 2, 2009

The argument of today’s conversation is that empathy is required in order to get from the possibility of altruism to its implementation. A logical space is available to establish a link between empathy and the austere ethics of duty (“deontology”)…. Read More ›