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Empathy as a Mode of Inquiry

A Smart note about empathy

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Lance Cummings
Sep 10, 2021
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A Smart note about empathy

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“Empathy requires inquiry as much as feeling” (Jamison, 2014, pp. 5–6). To truly be empathetic, we must research, ask questions, and explore people’s experiences. For example, I might be sympathetic towards students and their struggles with COVID-19’s effects on education. I might even understand wha…

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