and that truly understanding what one did wrong requires having the experience yourself. The victim might believe both that a sincere apology requires the perpetrator understanding what he or she did wrong. Why is this symmetry so important? One consideration relates to something we’ve discussed before, which is the connection between understanding and experience. If he suffers because his child falls ill or his house burns down, it might be satisfying, but it’s not quite the same.
Empathy is a core element in medical practice. It’s unsatisfying having someone who has victimized you feel no pain at all, but it’s also not enough for that person to feel pain of a sort that’s unrelated to the victimization-ideally, the sexual harasser should feel what it’s like to be the victim of sexual harassment. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Paul Bloom Ecco, December 6, 2016, 304 pages Reviewed by Jack Coulehan, MD (AA, University of Pittsburgh, 1969) gainst Empathy is not a title likely to warm the hearts of most readers of The Pharos. Though empathy is not inherently detrimental to our decision-making. Well-meaning efforts can often do more damage than good when a person does not objectively consider the consequences of his or her charity. Empathy can spark our compassion, but reason should guide how we act on our compassion. “Why an “exchange” of shame? Lockwood says that the victim she spoke with doesn’t want the perpetrator to suffer, but I think a more honest reckoning is that she doesn’t merely want him to suffer. Read on for key insights from Against Empathy.
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