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Empathy is something one learns
Empathy is an evolved response present in many animals. It can be cultivated as a learned behaviour, but it is by no means strictly learned.
Comment by Vermilion at 19/01/2025 at 18:12 UTC
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Agreed. "Compassion" is more learned / from experience.
The word “empathy” was coined in 1909 by British-born psychologist Edward Bradford Titchener. The word compassion was first used in the Middle English period (1150—1500). The earliest known use of the word is in the 1340 text Ayenbite of Inwyt.
Comment by omgFWTbear at 19/01/2025 at 20:53 UTC
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Any non social animals?