Science's Empathy

This video is a short description of what Jeremy Rifkin terms "empathy." Without specifically referring to it, the video touches upon the importance of the Golden Rule and the significance of recognising our interdependence, especially in our postmodern, postnationalist global community. What are your thoughts? Peace.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g

Tags: Golden, Rule, empathy, interdependence, postmodernism, postnationalism

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Permalink Reply by Adriana Miraglio on June 6, 2010 at 2:14pm

I am reading the Rifkin's book and I am enthusiastic about his theory! At last there is something scientific that can help humankind to put itself in safe. It's very interesting to see how Rifkin look at sciences and human history from a high point of view. I hope this book have a large success.
Peace to you. Thanks for this kink

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Permalink Reply by Grigori Rho Gharveyn on February 28, 2011 at 11:47pm

Thank you Peter!

Empathy is fundamental to our well-being. All people are inherently empathic, however, many people learn to shut down their empathic responses to others because it makes us feel more vulnerable on the one hand and because it makes us less psychologically well disposed to exploit them on the other hand.

The response to deny empathic awareness is therefore a survival mechanism of our cognitive and emotional behavior.

Many people respond with feelings of guilt when they deny their empathic awareness, they are aware that in their true hearts they should be more sensitive and responsive to the needs of others around them. This guilt motivates some people to greater social performance in support of their communities, while in others it motivates a more severe hardening of their hearts.

We must learn to always keep our hearts open at all times, for without our empathy we are less human and we dehumnaize others in our own eyes more readily.