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Tag: empathy

Sat
May 10th
2025
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Neurodiversity

This roundtable explores the concept of neurodiversity – recognizing variations in neurological function – challenging conventional notions of deficit and considering empathetic approaches to support individuals with diverse cognitive experiences.
Sat
Nov 16th
2019
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Emergence of Empathy: Encountering The Other Through Fiction

This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.
Sat
Jun 8th
2013
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Altruism and Empathy

This roundtable will examine whether selflessness is an illusion or a genuine human capacity, exploring the evolutionary and psychological roots of empathy, altruism, and the relationship between self-interest and care for others.

The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation
The Marianne & Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
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