I love that he calls empathy pragmatic. It really is logical and sensible to practice (not just speak) empathy as we live in a greater community. And empathy's role in Public Healthcare is essential both morally and scientifically for the same reason. Empathy is also responsible for some our greatest innovations and and inventions throughout history. Think of Alexander Graham Bell and the development of the telephone. Both his wife and his mother were hearing impaired. Empathy is often the impetus of vision even before scientific applications.
I love that he calls empathy pragmatic. It really is logical and sensible to practice (not just speak) empathy as we live in a greater community. And empathy's role in Public Healthcare is essential both morally and scientifically for the same reason. Empathy is also responsible for some our greatest innovations and and inventions throughout history. Think of Alexander Graham Bell and the development of the telephone. Both his wife and his mother were hearing impaired. Empathy is often the impetus of vision even before scientific applications.