Professor Scott Plous

Social Psychology Wesleyan University

FURTHER READINGS AND VIEWINGS

Lecture 7.1: Is Empathy a Magic Bullet?
The Power of Outrospection

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Related Wikipedia Entries

(1) Emotional Contagion: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_contagion

(2) Empathic Concern: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathic_concern

(3) Empathy: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy

(4) Mirror Neuron: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neuron

(5) Golden Rule: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rule

Related Videos

(1) Empathy Is Not Endorsement (11 minutes)

Related Links

(1) Start Empathy

(2) Roots of Empathy

(3) Center for Building a Culture of Empathy

(4) Roman Krznaric (home page)

(5) Outrospection (Roman Krznaric's blog on empathy and the art of living)