Why compassion is courageous
To feel, know, and seek to address suffering – that takes courage.
To feel, know, and seek to address suffering – that takes courage.
Why conscientious compassion is the quality we need most in the world today.
One seismic shift in our way of thinking can give us the capacity to build a fairer, just, and inclusive world.
This paper reviews relevant theory and findings from compassion science through the lens of the Big Two Framework…which distinguishes between two core dimensions of social cognition, namely communion (i.e., warmth, morality, and expressiveness) and agency (i.e., dominance, competence, and instrumentality).
Creating inclusive cultures is a vital part of acting with compassion.