When it feels like so many people are in need of compassion, how do we decide where to direct it?
- Lecturer in Psychology, Australian National University
Si nous sommes fondamentalement des êtres sociaux, les enfants ont besoin de temps pour apprendre à partager et prendre conscience des besoins d’autrui.
Kita harus bersimpati kepada tim sepak bola yang terperangkap di dalam gua. Dan kita juga harus menyampaikan simpati yang sama kepada mereka yang terperangkap krisis jangka panjang yang sulit diatasi.
Of course we should have sympathy for the soccer team trapped in the cave. We should extend similar compassion to those caught up in long-term crises that are harder to tackle.
Children develop a sense of morality as they grow, similar to how literacy and numeracy skills develop over time and with practice.
When we include someone (or something) in our moral circle we feel a sense of moral obligation for their treatment. But the factors determining who is in or out are more complicated than you may think.
We tend instinctively to value human lives over non-human ones. But is there a point where the scales might tip the other way?
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