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Mar et al., in a study of 94 participants, identified that the primary mode of literature that increases empathy is fiction, as opposed to non-fiction. [5] Other studies verify these results and go on to specify that active fiction in particular engages with the reader and affects the reader’s empathy, at the very least in adults, rather than passive, entertainment fiction. [6]
El Deafo is a Junior Library Guild book. [4] The Horn Book Magazine, [5] Kirkus Reviews, [6] the Los Angeles Public Library, [4] Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal [4] named it one of the best books of 2014. It was also a New York Times Notable Children's Book. [4]
Roman Krznaric is an Australian-born social philosopher, [1] whose books focus on the power of ideas to create change. [2] His international bestsellers, including The Good Ancestor and Empathy, have been published in more than 25 languages.
Getty The idea of picking up a classic like Anna Karenina might sooner cause some of us to groan -- either from the sheer weight of the thing or from memories of slogging through it in the high ...
Holocaust scholar Lawrence Langer argues similarly that Wiesel evokes, rather than describes: "Wiesel's account is ballasted with the freight of fiction: scenic organization, characterization through dialogue, periodic climaxes, elimination of superfluous or repetitive episodes, and especially an ability to arouse the empathy of his readers ...
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick.It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965. [1] Like many of Dick's novels, it utilizes an array of science fiction concepts and explores the ambiguous slippage between reality and unreality.
Compassion and empathy sound like synonyms, but they're two different skill sets. Here's how and why to hone both qualities, according to psychologists.
Swimmy is a 1963 picture book written and illustrated by Leo Lionni. The book is the story of a very small fish who stands out because he has a different color from all of his school. He is curious and adventurous, exploring the sea after being forced away from his home.