Timeline for How can empathy be distinguished from sympathy?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
10 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2019 at 16:12 | answer | added | mic | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 24, 2017 at 0:05 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/944720658818392065 | ||
| Dec 23, 2017 at 23:34 | history | edited | user50720 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
deleted 64 characters in body; edited title
|
| Dec 23, 2017 at 23:32 | answer | added | user50720 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 18, 2016 at 5:51 | answer | added | Lawrence | timeline score: 6 | |
| Aug 18, 2016 at 4:47 | answer | added | Alan T. | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 18, 2016 at 4:41 | comment | added | pyobum | I think you're on the right track. My understanding of the difference is that "empathizing" involves trying to understand another person's experience and its effects (i.e. "I can only imagine what you must be going through."), while "sympathizing" involves comparing a person's experience to an experience of your own (i.e. "I know how you feel."). I've heard people characterize sympathy as being more (potentially) selfish, as people sometimes make someone else's problem "about them" by talking about their own similar experience (and perhaps trying to one-up the person, even if unconsciously). | |
| Aug 18, 2016 at 3:55 | answer | added | Bittern | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 18, 2016 at 3:19 | review | First posts | |||
| Aug 18, 2016 at 3:41 | |||||
| Aug 18, 2016 at 3:18 | history | asked | Letoria | CC BY-SA 3.0 |