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The Importance of Empathy In Human Relations

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Perigee Books

We wonder after events of horrific violence how people could ever get so detached from other humans. 

Is it lack of empathy?  That's entirely possible. 

Philosopher Roman Krznaric, a prolific author, explores the feeling and its many facets in Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It

Krznaric is, among other accomplishments, the founder of the world's first Empathy Museum. 

He visits the Exchange.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.