The Question of Empathy: Searching for the Essence of Humanity

Have you ever wondered about empathy, what it is and why it matters?What makes us human and capable of incredible caring, total savagery, or worse, complete indifference toward each other? Are you looking for ways to better understand yourself, the people around you and across the world?The Question of Empathyentreats you to explore this hard-wired capacity, not through rose colored glasses, but with an honest look at human nature. Philosophy and psychology, neuroscience and art lead the way along a journey of discovery into what makes us who we are and how we connect to others. It isn't always easy, but then neither is real life.The Question of Empathyoffers a roadmap.