Unslaved Excerpt: Care and Empathy (with Michael Tsarion)

[Christine]

M. Tsarion speaking of innate (embodied) empathy, in this short video he alludes to the subjective nature of reality and how perception is key to what we experience.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fiiqf6FZoM[/youtube]

Published on Jul 3, 2017
A short excerpt from the episode "Cards of Darkness." Discussing the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the importance of Phenomenology, emphasizing critical solutions for the present state of decay personally and socially.

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Comment: "Couldn't the same apply to spiritual oneness as a form of coming to empathy? my ability to empathize comes from the absolute knowingness that we share the same spirit and come from source or whatever you want to name it. Isn't this idea the same but applying physical identification as a means to empathy?


M. Tsarion: "i see what you mean, but this existential empathy isn't a mental or conscious phenomenon. it's basic, original and foundational. like the color of one's hair, this is the "color" of body's intelligence, the actual true description of what body is. you've heard the expression getting her or him "under my skin," when you're emotionally involved with a person. this is an allusion to what empathy is on that level. it's really a mistake to equate this with mentally-contrived likes and dislikes which are fine but they are not as embodied. when we speak about "gut feelings," or say that person "made my skin crawl," it again alludes to the empathy spoken of here."