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Does empathy have limits? Depends on whom you ask

  • Written by C. Daryl Cameron, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Pennsylvania State University
imageWhy do we lack empathy in certain situations?PROFrancisco Schmidt, CC BY-NC

Is it possible to run out of empathy?

That’s the question many are asking in the wake of the U.S. presidential election. Thousands have marched on streets and airports to encourage others to expand their empathy for women, minorities and refugees. Others have argued...

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