| Sympathy: Sympathy refers to the capacity to understand and share the feelings or perspectives of others. It involves emotional resonance and is a foundational concept in moral philosophy and ethics. One of the most influential philosophers to write about sympathy was David Hume, who argued that sympathy is the basis of all moral judgments. See also Understanding, Intersubjectivity, Emotions, Communiction, Judgments, Ethics, Morals, Perspective, D. Hume._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
