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The main difference that we can see between the two words is the idea that when considering empathy, you can understand how another may feel, however, you are not going through it or have those feelings for yourself. Sympathy is more shared feelings.<ref>web|title="Empathy" vs. "Sympathy": Which Word To Use And When|url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/empathy-vs-sympathy/|access-date=1 November 2020|website=Dictionary.com</ref>[[Compassion]] and [[pity]] are also related concepts.<!--[[Wikipedia:Summery style]] here; full information at [[Empathy#Distinctions between empathy and related concepts]]. |
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Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form.[1] According to David Hume, this sympathetic concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need. Hume explained that this is the case because "the minds of all men are similar in their feelings and operations" and that "the motion of one communicates itself to the rest" so that as "affections readily pass from one person to another… they beget correspondent movements."[2] Along with Hume, two other men, Adam Smith and Arthur Schopenhauer, worked to better define sympathy. Hume was mostly known for epistemology, Smith was known for his economic theory, and Schopenhauer for the philosophy of the will.[3] An American professor, Brene Brown, views sympathy as a way to stay out of touch with ones emotions. They attempt to make sense out of the situation and see it from the person receiving the sympathy's perception.[4]
Etymology
The roots of the word sympathy are the Greek words sym, which means "together", and pathos, which refers to feeling or emotion. See sympathy § Etymology for more information.
Distinctions between sympathy and related concepts
The related word empathy is often used interchangeably with sympathy; with empathy meaning one is able to feel another's feelings.[5] [6][7] The main difference that we can see between the two words is the idea that when considering empathy, you can understand how another may feel, however, you are not going through it or have those feelings for yourself. Sympathy is more shared feelings.[8]Compassion and pity are also related concepts.
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- ^ Hume, David (1739). Treatise of Human Nature.
- ^ Wispé, L. (1991). The psychology of sympathy. Springer Science & Business Media.
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- ^ Lishner, D. A.; Batson, C. D.; Huss, E. (2011). "Tenderness and Sympathy: Distinct Empathic Emotions Elicited by Different Forms of Need". Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 37 (5): 614–625. doi:10.1177/0146167211403157. PMID 21487113. S2CID 7108104.
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- S., Surbhi (15 June 2018). "Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy". Key Differences. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "What's the difference between sympathy and empathy?". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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