Social Empathy

Social Empathy (2018) demonstrates how expanding our empathetic capacity beyond individual connections allows us to understand entire communities and cultural populations. The work examines how we can grasp not only another person's immediate experience but also the historical, social, and political forces that shaped their reality, deepening our empathetic response. The book identifies obstacles to empathy—including stress, anxiety, and the tendency to view others as fundamentally different—while offering practical approaches to move past these limitations.