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In this series, Dr. Carl Rogers defines empathy; traces the development of his work on the topic; and discusses the relationship of empathy to personal growth, learning, and self-identity. This lecture/presentation, given by Carl Rogers, is about the power of listening and empathy.

Drawing upon the work of psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen, neuroscientists Vittorio Gallese and Simone Shamay-Tsoory, futurist Jeremy Rifkin, and numerous other experts and researchers, this documentary analyzes empathy as it explores its extraordinary relevance in today's increasingly interconnected world.

"Slavery, Empathy, and Pornography is interdisciplinary, incorporating materials ranging from canonical literatures to the lowest forms of street publication. The central chapters cross-examine the slavery writings of Cowper and the major Romantic poets. English Radicals William Cobbett and John Thelwall, the Surinam texts of John Stedman, and the extensive yet neglected slavery writings of Harriet Martineau. The high Victorian social prophets Carlyle...

"MIT psychologist and bestselling author of Reclaiming Conversation and Alone Together , Sherry Turkle's intimate memoir of love and work In this vivid and poignant narrative, Sherry Turkle ties together her coming-of-age story and her groundbreaking research on technology, empathy, and ethics. Growing up in post-war Brooklyn in a house filled with mysteries, Turkle searched for clues. She mastered the codes that governed her secretive mother's world....

In this training program, viewers are made aware of the importance of listening with empathy, and how it impacts on the communication process. By watching this program, you will learn about important characteristics of effective listening such as: Body language--Showing empathy and understanding-- Providing support--Clarifying by asking questions and paraphrasing

"Reconsidering Dementia Narratives explores the role of narrative in developing new ways of understanding, interacting with, and caring for people with dementia. It asks how the stories we tell about dementia - in fiction, life writing and film - both reflect and shape the way we think about this important condition. Highlighting the need to attend to embodied and relational aspects of identity in dementia, the study further outlines ways in which...

Who we are and what we do as moral persons are shaped by the institutional and organizational environments we inhabit; the images and metaphors with which we perceive problems, people, and ourselves; the worldviews of myths that situate us in an ultimate frame of reference; and the personal stories through which we live. All of these things influence moral development and choice. In this book, Eric Mount Jr. shows that what we see is fundamental to...

Investigates the ways in which contemporary queer fictions offer insight on environmental issues through their performance of a specifically queer understanding of nature, the nonhuman, and environmental degradation. "Strange Natures reveals a tradition of queer environmentalism in contemporary literature and film from the Americas. In the process, it challenges the historical disconnect between queer theory and ecocriticism--a disconnect that, as...