Empathy is a more popular concept today than at any time in the last century. It’s on the lips of everyone from Barack Obama to the Dalai Lama, from business gurus to happiness experts. Neuroscience research reveals that 98% of people have the ability to empathise – but few of us reach our full empathic potential.
Moreover, we now live in such a hyperindividualistic world that our empathic capacities are rapidly being eroded. Our failure to appreciate other people’s viewpoints, experiences and feelings is at the root of prejudice, conflict and inequality. Empathy is the antidote we need.
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