Introduction to Podcast:
Hi, my name is Courtney McColgan and today I’m going to be chatting with my mom Susan McColgan about the topic of empathy. It’s going to be a pretty broad discussion about the topic and we’ll be touching on the paper that I’ve written as well, regarding the topic of Empathy and how people use and understand the concept. Seeing as my mom is one of the most empathetic people I know I felt it was best to pick her for such a discussion.
Interview Questions
To get a basis of the difference between empathy and sympathy are you aware of the differences between the two?
You yourself are a pretty empathetic person, do you feel like it’s been innate or do you think you learned it from others?
Do you think empathy can be viewed as something “bad”, meaning it shouldn’t necessarily be a tool used in some circumstances?
Do you think that given the current state of the world right now with this pandemic, would empathy cause people to actually take this seriously?
