Ep. 364: Max Scheler on Sympathy (Part One) | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)
Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. On The Nature of Sympathy (1913, expanded 1922), Part I: "Fellow Feeling," Ch. 1-4. What is it to feel sympathy (aka "fellow feeling") for another person? It is NOT to "identify" with that person; ethics requires that the person be irreducibly Other, not part of my (extended) ego. Sponsor: Check out the History of the Germans podcast at historyofthegermans.com. The post Ep. 364: Max Scheler on Sympathy (Part One)...
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