Empathy is History

During class, I learned that empathy is an intellectual identification or vicarious experience of the feelings, thoughts, attitude of another. On the other hand, sympathy is feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune. Empathy is when you are able to put yourself into someone else's shoes and understand what they were doing, even if you don't agree it. Sympathy is opposite because it is feeling bad for the person in their situation. An example of empathy is a cat chasing a mouse. I understand that the cat chases the mouse because it wants to eat it, even though I think the cat should leave it alone and eat its own cat food. When studying history, understanding the meaning of empathy is important so you can understand the reasoning behind their actions.

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