Answer Guy on Nostr: I think empathy is the ability to vicariously experience (and anticipate?) some ...
I think empathy is the ability to vicariously experience (and anticipate?) some portion or analogue of another entity's emotions (and react in appropriate ways?).
Notice those parenthesized clauses?
I think that common parlance often makes or ignores those subordinate aspects depending on whether it suits their thesis at the moment that they're using or considering using the term.
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