30 MAY 2015 by ideonexus

 Empathy is a Circle

Empathy is a circle that may be stretched, but its elasticity is limited by kinship, friendship, similarity, and cuteness. It reaches a breaking point long before it encircles the full set of people that reason tells us should fall within our moral concern. Also, empathy is vulnerable to being dismissed as mere sentimentality. It is reason that teaches us the tricks for expanding our empathy, and it is reason that tells us how and when we should parlay our compassion for a pathetic stranger i...
Folksonomies: empathy
Folksonomies: empathy
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28 JUL 2011 by ideonexus

 Five Ingredients for Human Intelligence

• The desire to explore • Self-control • Creativity • Verbal communication • Decoding nonverbal communication
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Things to keep in mind when stimulating your child's intellect.