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==Origin==

==Origin==

from [[Greek]] ''empatheia'' (from ''em''- ‘in’ + ''pathos'' ‘[[feeling]]’) translating German ''Einfühlung'' .

from [[Greek]] ''empatheia'' (from ''em''- ‘in’ + ''pathos'' ‘[[feeling]]’) translating German ''Einfühlung'' .

*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century early 20th Century]

*Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century early 20th Century]

The [[English]] word is derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] word ἐμπάθεια (''empatheia''), "physical [[affection]], [[passion]], partiality" which comes from ἐν (en), "in, at" and πάθος (pathos), "[[passion]]" or "[[suffering]]". The term was adapted by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Lotze Hermann Lotze] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vischer Robert Vischer] to create the German word ''Einfühlung'' ("[[feeling]] into"), which was translated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_B._Titchener Edward B. Titchener] into the English term empathy.

The [[English]] word is derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] word ἐμπάθεια (''empatheia''), "physical [[affection]], [[passion]], partiality" which comes from ἐν (en), "in, at" and πάθος (pathos), "[[passion]]" or "[[suffering]]". The term was adapted by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Lotze Hermann Lotze] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vischer Robert Vischer] to create the German word ''Einfühlung'' ("[[feeling]] into"), which was translated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_B._Titchener Edward B. Titchener] into the English term empathy.

==Defiinitions==

==Defiinitions==

*1 : the [[imaginative]] projection of a subjective [[state]] into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it.

*1 : the [[imaginative]] projection of a subjective [[state]] into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it.

It also is the ability to feel and [[share]] another person’s [[emotions]]. Some believe that empathy involves the [[ability]] to match another’s emotions, while others believe that empathy involves being tenderhearted toward another person. [[Compassion]] and [[sympathy]] are two terms that many associate with empathy, but all three of these terms are unique. Compassion is an emotion we feel when others are in need, which [[motivates]] us to help them. Sympathy is a feeling of [[care]] and [[understanding]] for someone in need. It can also be understood as having the [[separateness]] of defining oneself and another blur.

It also is the ability to feel and [[share]] another person’s [[emotions]]. Some believe that empathy involves the [[ability]] to match another’s emotions, while others believe that empathy involves being tenderhearted toward another person. [[Compassion]] and [[sympathy]] are two terms that many associate with empathy, but all three of these terms are unique. Compassion is an emotion we feel when others are in need, which [[motivates]] us to help them. Sympathy is a feeling of [[care]] and [[understanding]] for someone in need. It can also be understood as having the [[separateness]] of defining oneself and another blur.

In the field of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology positive psychology], empathy has also been [[compared]] with [[altruism]] and [[egotism]]. Altruism is [[behavior]] that is aimed at benefitting another person, while egotism is a behavior that is acted out for personal gain. Sometimes, when someone is feeling empathetic towards another, acts of altruism occur. However, many question whether or not these acts of altruism are motivated by egotistical gains. According to positive psychologists, people can be adequately moved by their empathies to be altruistic.

In the field of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology positive psychology], empathy has also been [[compared]] with [[altruism]] and [[egotism]]. Altruism is [[behavior]] that is aimed at benefitting another person, while egotism is a behavior that is acted out for personal gain. Sometimes, when someone is feeling empathetic towards another, acts of altruism occur. However, many question whether or not these acts of altruism are motivated by egotistical gains. According to positive psychologists, people can be adequately moved by their empathies to be altruistic.

Since empathy involves [[understanding]] the emotional states of other people, the way it is characterized is derivative of the way emotions themselves are characterized. If, for example, emotions are taken to be centrally characterized by [[bodily]] [[feelings]], then grasping the bodily feelings of another will be central to empathy. On the other hand, if emotions are more centrally characterized by a combination of [[beliefs]] and [[desires]], then grasping these beliefs and desires will be more essential to empathy. The ability to [[imagine]] oneself as another person is a sophisticated imaginative [[process]]. However, the basic capacity to recognize emotions is probably innate and may be achieved unconsciously. Yet it can be [[trained]] and achieved with various degrees of [[intensity]] or [[accuracy]].

Since empathy involves [[understanding]] the emotional states of other people, the way it is characterized is derivative of the way emotions themselves are characterized. If, for example, emotions are taken to be centrally characterized by [[bodily]] [[feelings]], then grasping the bodily feelings of another will be central to empathy. On the other hand, if emotions are more centrally characterized by a combination of [[beliefs]] and [[desires]], then grasping these beliefs and desires will be more essential to empathy. The ability to [[imagine]] oneself as another person is a sophisticated imaginative [[process]]. However, the basic capacity to recognize emotions is probably innate and may be achieved unconsciously. Yet it can be [[trained]] and achieved with various degrees of [[intensity]] or [[accuracy]].

The [[human]] capacity to recognize the bodily [[feelings]] of another is related to one's imitative capacities and seems to be grounded in an innate capacity to [[associate]] the bodily movements and facial [[expressions]] one sees in another with the proprioceptive feelings of producing those corresponding movements or expressions oneself. Humans seem to make the same immediate [[connection]] between the tone of [[voice]] and other vocal expressions and inner [[feeling]].

The [[human]] capacity to recognize the bodily [[feelings]] of another is related to one's imitative capacities and seems to be grounded in an innate capacity to [[associate]] the bodily movements and facial [[expressions]] one sees in another with the proprioceptive feelings of producing those corresponding movements or expressions oneself. Humans seem to make the same immediate [[connection]] between the tone of [[voice]] and other vocal expressions and inner [[feeling]].

Empathy is distinct from sympathy, [[pity]], and emotional contagion. Sympathy or empathic concern is the [[feeling]] of [[compassion]] or concern for another, the wish to see them better off or happier. Pity is feeling that another is in trouble and in need of help as they cannot fix their [[problems]] themselves, often described as "feeling sorry" for someone. Emotional [[contagion]] is when a person (especially an infant or a member of a [[mob]]) imitatively "catches" the emotions that others are showing without necessarily recognizing this is happening.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy]

Empathy is distinct from sympathy, [[pity]], and emotional contagion. Sympathy or empathic concern is the [[feeling]] of [[compassion]] or concern for another, the wish to see them better off or happier. Pity is feeling that another is in trouble and in need of help as they cannot fix their [[problems]] themselves, often described as "feeling sorry" for someone. Emotional [[contagion]] is when a person (especially an infant or a member of a [[mob]]) imitatively "catches" the emotions that others are showing without necessarily recognizing this is happening.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy]

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