What is the role of literature, film and other works of imagination in developing empathy?

Many of the things that surround us (man work) are capable of developing some kind of empathy in the way that we picture and imagine things. According to the dictionary of "skills you need" empathy is described as : "its simplest, awareness of the feelings and emotions of other people. It is a key element…

Can reading literature help develop empathy? The opinion of cognitive scientists.

This volume critically discusses the role empathy plays in different processes of understanding. More precisely, it clarifies empathy’s role in

Empathy’s Role in Understanding Persons, Literature, and Art

How to Teach Empathy to Kids

Imagination First: Unlocking the Power of by Liu, Eric

Why Imagination is Important

This book makes a notable contribution to discussions of what anthropology is and should be in the twenty-first century through a reconsideration,

Re-Creating Anthropology

100 Kid Movies that Nurture Empathy, Michele Borba, Ed.D.

What is the role of literature, film and other works of imagination in developing empathy? Can you give examples from your own experience of these creative forms? – Theory of Knowledge

What is the role of literature, film and other works of imagination in developing empathy? Can you give examples from your own experience of these creative forms? – Theory of Knowledge

Empathy – and one of its possible roles in Creativity.

the literary imagination: how literature inspires student writers

Literature, empathy and the moral imagination

How to Develop Your Imagination as an Actor

The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos by Jaime Green

The Experiences We Share: Literature Shows the Human Connection, an Interview with Palomar Professor of English Leanne Maunu – The Telescope