What is True Empathy? | Jordan B Peterson

In this clip, Jordan Peterson and Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) talk about concepts that Anthony had previously written about in his book, Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Culture of Sentimentality. They discuss the idea that excessive empathy can have catastrophic consequences. Anthony makes the following point: “If someone expresses distress, we don’t inquire where that distress comes from, how it arose. We just simply try to alleviate it.”

Jordan and Anthony also explore the differences between reflexive empathy and genuine empathy.

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