Empathy notes #4: Toward an era of wise caring
Reason and feeling each have gifts and limitations. Used well together they generate wise caring. There are examples of wise caring in …
Trayvon and George: Black, White, and Beyond
A Gallup poll shows blacks and whites divided on the George Zimmerman verdict and the reality of a biased judicial system. Where …
Empathy Notes #3: Empathy versus rationality?
Recent cogent critiques of empathy promote rationality as its antidote. But each of these powerful capacities has gifts and limitations. We need …
Empathy Note #2: Imagining Real National Security – Empathy versus Empire
Current approaches to “defense” and “security” often damage our actual well-being rather than enhancing it. The massive resources currently wasted on counterproductive strategies …
Empathy note #1: Reconceptualizing Security (on Interdependence Day)
As increasingly destructive capabilities become available to smaller and smaller groups, empathy and generosity are becoming increasingly precious and practical qualities in …