My students often ask me, “What is sociology?" And I tell them it’s the study of the way in which human beings are shaped by things that they don’t see. And they say, “So, how can I be a sociologist? How can I understand those invisible forces?" And I say, “Empathy. Start with empathy. It all begins with empathy. Take yourself out of your shoes, put yourself into the shoes of another person."
我的學生經常問我, 「甚麼是社會學?」 我告訴他們,「它是研究 人類是如何 被自己看不見的東西所塑造的學科。」 然後他們問:「那我要如何成為一個社會學家? 我如何理解那些看不見的力量?」 我就會回答說:「同理心, 從同理心開始 一切源自同理心。 從你自己固有的角落走出來, 從別人的角度來看問題。」
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How can we develop empathy? Is empathy enough?