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SUMMARY:Empathy: radical thinking and seeing
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LOCATION:Mountain Gate Shopping Centre\, Ferntree Gully Road\, Knox\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:<p>We tend to think that part of being a good person is being sensitive to the feelings and experiences of others (being empathetic). But\, in our imperfect world\, being empathetic is&nbsp\;<em>hard</em>: It means being disturbed by the suffering around us. So it&rsquo\;s not surprising that some philosophers (e.g. Nietzsche) have proposed that we would be better off without empathy.</p>\n<p>In this talk\, Dr Colin Marshall draws on the ideas of John Locke and Arthur Schopenhauer to argue that empathy is a crucial part of our connection to objective truth (and\, yes\, he&rsquo\;ll argue that there is objective truth!). Because of that\, people like sociopaths who lack empathy are&nbsp\;<em>blind&nbsp\;</em>to the reality experienced by other people and animals. But its not just the sociopaths we should be concerned about\; if we took empathy seriously\, it would radically change almost every aspect of our culture and our daily lives.</p>\n<p><strong>RSVP: Please note RSVP is essential as numbers are limited to 60 people</strong></p>\n<p><strong>You can reserve your place @&nbsp\;Z-Sustainable.Futures@Knox.vic.gov.au</strong><strong>.</strong></p>
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