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- noun Plural form of
empathy .
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Examples
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Psychologist friends of mine say that it is very rarely in life that someone is born evil - occasionally someone is born lacking any empathy or the ability to empathies, and therefore is a psychopath.
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But she and Senator Coburn are just reflecting their individual cultural empathies.
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In this way, it seems like a good idea to have justices with different empathies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Understanding the Point at Issue in the Judicial Empathy Debate: 2009
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This goes back to an idea that I have that the folks on the court should have folks on the bench who can grasp the issues in empathetic ways to both parties and bring their understandings into the deliberative process where they get challenged by justices who have empathies on the other side.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would a “Wise Latina” Judge Reach “Better” Results than a White Male? 2009
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The audience's sympathies, empathies and thoughts are constantly changing and that is one of the film's strongest assets.
Archive 2009-06-01 Glenn Dunks 2009
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I will try to post in a greater detail later, but I conclude that both Obama and Alito were talking about the same empathies based on the substance of what they said.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Understanding the Point at Issue in the Judicial Empathy Debate: 2009
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On a substantive note, I am not sure that many people are confused by the two types of empathies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Doctrinally Relevant Empathy and Doctrinally Irrelevant Empathy: 2009
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This evidence of "feminine" softness may have earned her that state's primary by garnering the empathies of her female contemporaries, whereas her usual "masculine" demeanor did nothing to sway the hearts of women in Iowa.
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And what about the nonsense about you being unable to have wider empathies?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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And what about the nonsense about you being unable to have wider empathies?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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