Empathy : turning compassion into action / David Johnston with Brian Hanington.
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto : Signal, 2023Description: xv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0771049064 (hardcover)
- 9780771049064 (hardcover)
- 152.4/1 23
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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BOOK | Meaford Public Library Non-Fiction | Non-fiction | 152 .41 Johns (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 29957 |
Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
Empathy is about learning to be empathetic and then turning that empathy into action. Based on the personal experiences of author David Johnston, the book explores how awakening to the transformative power of listening and caring permanently changes individuals, families, communities, and nations. A how-to manual for a world craving kindness, Empathy offers proof of the inherent goodness of people, and shows how exercising the instinct for kindness creates societies that are both smart and caring. It looks at a host of issues that demand our attention, from education and immigration, to healthcare, the law, policing, business ethics, and criminal justice. In each of these areas, Johnston highlights the deeper understandings that have arisen during the COVID-19 crisis, with sharp emphasis on the positive and negative lessons now in crisp focus. Convinced that empathy is the fastest route to peace and progress in all their forms, David ends each short chapter with a set of practical steps the reader can take to make the world better, one deliberate action at a time.
Comment by Roger Geissbuhler
05/05/2023A good book about one of humankind's most important traits: Empathy! Written by a former Governor General of Canada, much of this book details the importance of empathy within politics and nation wide issues in Canada. A good read with lots of stories and information.