> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 topics, 5 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[sympathy]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [sympathy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathy) > > Sympathy is the [[perception]], [[understanding]], and [[reaction]] to the distress or need of another life form. > > 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 affectations readily pass from one to another, they beget corresponding movements. > **See**:: [[empathy]], [[Neuroscience]], [[human experience]] ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[Christians struggle to feel empathy because they must believe that non-christians are going to hell]] > - [[Disambiguation - empathy, sympathy, compassion, pity]] > - [[Empathy does not disallow judgment]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[discussionMcCarthyism sources]] > - [[topics]] > - [[Having extreme and uncontrollable empathy is dangerous]] > - [[When should you forgive people who don't deserve it]]