Paul Ekman talks about Empathy with Edwin Rutsch
My quest for building a culture of empathy continues with this interview of Paul Ekman. 'He has been considered one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century.'
Paul told me, 'The survival of the planet as we know it depends on global compassion...
If I was president, thank god I'm not, I would start a Manhattan Project on global empathy. It has the urgency of the Manhattan Project. It needs the bringing together of the best minds in the world to focus on this issue, because there is an urgency too it. I think Al Gore was right, that time is running out. We can't wait 20 or 40 years to figure out what to do with this problem."
Interview transcripts etc at:
http://bit.ly/kzpiHc
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Comment by Edwin Rutsch on June 28, 2011 at 8:21am -
Adam
here's the video and an outline of text.. does that help?
http://cultureofempathy.com/References/Experts/Paul-Ekman.htm
I'd be interested in seeing your paper.
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Comment by Adam Goldberg on June 28, 2011 at 12:02am -
Hi Edwin-- thank you for posting this video. I found some of this really intriguing, especially in context of my own studies in psychology. I am currently editing one of my undergraduate papers on the psychology of nonviolence, which reviews how empathy is triggered in violent actors by nonviolent self-suffering. Is an edited version of this video available, for quick references? If not, I think it would be a great addition to the community--highlighting the Paul's main points.
Appreciatively,
Adam
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