An individual's objective and insightful awareness of the feelings and behavior of another person. It should be distinguished from sympathy, which is usually nonobjective and noncritical. It includes caring, which is the demonstration of an awareness of and a concern for the good of others. (From Bioethics Thesaurus, 1992)
    

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What doctors feel : how emotions affect the practice of medicine / Danielle Ofri.

On kindness / Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor.

Goldpanning for brain matter : you're not so bad. Issue #3 / Jess H.

Against empathy : the case for rational compassion / Paul Bloom.

How to stay sane in an age of division / Elif Shafak.

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What doctors feel : how emotions affect the practice of medicine / Danielle Ofri.

On kindness / Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor.

Goldpanning for brain matter : you're not so bad. Issue #3 / Jess H.

Against empathy : the case for rational compassion / Paul Bloom.

How to stay sane in an age of division / Elif Shafak.